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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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in case of; at that time; at this time

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

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temper; disposition

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

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resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office

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fiance; fiancee

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to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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good luck; fortune

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to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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lord; master

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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to clear away; to remove; to demolish

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gender; distinction of sex; sex

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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crowd of people

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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sincere; earnest; serious

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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party; banquet; feast

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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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written invitation

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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

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moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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those present; attendance

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New Year

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patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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end-of-year

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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