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as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

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to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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simulation

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important person

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neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

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charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

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may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

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preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

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in that way; like that; that way

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to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

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strong; resolute; firm; strict

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light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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borrowed thing

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

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trial; judgement; judgment

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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pride; dignity; self-worth

3

to sober up

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

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niece

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finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

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change; transition; vicissitudes

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meaningless; pointless

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banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

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compensation; amends; redeeming feature

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

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plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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(even) a little bit

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nursing (a patient)

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse

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intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)

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neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

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to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

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even if; even though; wow

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thorny path

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request; appeal; claim; purchase

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to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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