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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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congratulations

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son

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son; penis

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wise; clever; smart

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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matter causing distress; something causing worry

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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relative; relation

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grandparents

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only; nothing but

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parents and siblings; one's relatives

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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to show; to display

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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imagination; supposition; guess

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summer

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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bang; slam; thud; crash

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to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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flush; blush

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so; like this; in this way

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rare

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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at work; in the midst of work; working

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spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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husband

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both arms

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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trivial matter

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word; vocabulary

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

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to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

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bad news; news of a death; death notice

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black tea

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chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

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lack of appetite; anorexia

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farmer; farming family; farmhouse

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