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thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me

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apology

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

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acting; performance

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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(apportioning) in small amounts

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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manners; etiquette

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

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there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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paranormality; anomalous phenomenon

1

chill; shakes; ague

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rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

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painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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to harden one's heart

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utilitarianism

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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limit; restriction

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

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to spare time (for)

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utility

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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factor

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freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

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one-way

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discussion

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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screen name; username; handle

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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personal connections

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apparently; appears to be

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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approval; endorsement

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hundreds

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many thousands

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