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of great promise; with a promising future

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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schoolgirl; female student

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influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

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apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

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intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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authenticity; credibility

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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fragment; scrap; piece; shred

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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experience; history; record; career

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

hey; hold on; come on

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

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to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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at once; immediately; right now

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indicates question

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

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to lean against; to set against

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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