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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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fainting; swooning

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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-ish; -like

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limit; bounds

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rose

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to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

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array; muster; line-up; full force

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meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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alternately; by turns

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marriage proposal; courtship

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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to not believe one's ears

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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virile; tough; masculine; intense

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chance; opportunity

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only; sole; unique

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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older brother and younger sister

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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calmly; with good grace

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to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size

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we

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the second time

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to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

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health management; health maintenance; health care

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mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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blood vessel; vein

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to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

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will not do; do not; does not

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serious; not joking; straight

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anything and everything; just about everything

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tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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absolutely; only

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dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to break the silence; to break one's silence

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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