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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

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(flower) vase

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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months and years

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distant look; faraway look

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great popularity; sensation; good reputation

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third; no. three

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Automated Data Editing and Switching System; ADESS

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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second (in a series)

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family a woman has married into

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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older brother and younger sister

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sociable

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a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh

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receiver; recipient

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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woman; lady; adult female

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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that is; namely; i.e.

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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here and there; in places

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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comfort

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shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

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behind one's back

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to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

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to backbite

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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even; but; however

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father

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good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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usual state of things

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cruelty; hard-heartedness

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

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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mother

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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