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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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speed

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

4

as a child; when one was a child

2

example; role model

3

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

5

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

3

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

2

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

in high spirits

1

(the) whole face

4

lovely; sweet

5

sweets; sweet food

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

father

2

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

having not the slightest idea

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

at that time; in those days

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

heir; inheritor; successor

2

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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younger sister

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wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

1

mother

6

marriage

4

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

1

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

8

Lord; Highness; (arch.) you

1

reverence; respect

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana

1

to hesitate to say

2

to make a speech; to address

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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liberated woman

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high society

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

4

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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age difference; disparity in age; age gap

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in this case

2

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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