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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

silence

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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to be related by blood

2

younger sister

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

home; family; household

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

5

maintenance; preservation; improvement

10

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

2

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

2

months (period of)

2

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

2

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

4

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

4

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

2

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

3

dizzy; giddy

3

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

1

to lie down (and rest)

7

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

hence; for that reason

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rest; relief; relaxation

2

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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thought; consideration; thinking

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to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

3

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

4

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

4

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

3

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

3

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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goodness; good

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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punishment; penalty

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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