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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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nowhere

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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if; in case; supposing

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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heavily; profoundly

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to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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in that manner; like that

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favorable; favourable

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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frail; slender; feminine

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rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)

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dead leaf; dry leaves

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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broadleaf tree

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cave; cavern

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space; room; airspace

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shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

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fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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a realist

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as (somebody) says

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to take precautions; to set a guard against attack

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love

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connection; relation

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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chilly; unpleasantly cold

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

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cluster of trees; grove; thicket

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to embrace each other

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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that sort of; like that

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ideal; ideals

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after many twists and turns; after much trouble

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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respect; esteem; regard

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