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to become vulgar; to coarsen

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senior; older; third-year kindergarten student

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(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating

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this (very thing); this precisely

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to throb; to beat fast

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pronunciation; production of sound

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trembling with excitement

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing

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spring; fountain

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desert

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bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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compassion; affection

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to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

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literally; to the letter; literal

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scruff of the neck

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(something) so small; so little; trifling

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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longstanding desire

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to the best of my ability, poor though it be

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cooperation; collaboration; help; support

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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary

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arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion

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I'll; let's; probably

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to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

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holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

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muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

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submersion; inundation; being flooded

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the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters

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to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant

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from out of nowhere; from who knows where

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

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riverbank; riverside

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

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pneumonia

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thunderstorm; thundershower

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

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pyromaniac

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dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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to be saved up (of money)

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assault; violent attack

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

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