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author; writer; novelist; artist

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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society; public; community; social studies

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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tomboy

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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popular name; common name; given name

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at a young age; while still young

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to pout

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return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

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feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing

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manner; style

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

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some people; a few people; several people

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habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

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to cause offense

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lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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being in; being at home

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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library (usu. single-room); small library

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embroidery

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design; sketch

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reference; consultation

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fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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after lunch

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turquoise

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arrival

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to meet; to greet

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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