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rather; sooner; preferably

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foreign country

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outside the country; abroad

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indicates question

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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(fine) art; the arts

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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kingdom; monarchy

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stay; sojourn

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to polish one's skills

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to love

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to dream (of)

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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impossible

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the Imperial Palace

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dinnertime; suppertime

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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incident; affair; happening; event

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crown prince

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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throat; singing voice

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

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engagement; betrothal

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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to blank out; to panic

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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to open one's eyes wide

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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and then; after that

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due form; official; formality

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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heir; inheritor; successor

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almost; roughly; approximately

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to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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why; how

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

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