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impossible dream

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the last moment; the very end

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time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

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ringing; sound

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affectation; pretension

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last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

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notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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dangerous; risky

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thunder; god of thunder

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

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the very start; the very beginning

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(very) beginning; start

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ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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bite (in fishing)

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to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

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romantic

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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flash; instant; lightning (speed)

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chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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countless; incalculable

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

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at any rate; anyhow

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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gently; airily; fluffily

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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I don't want to boast but

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full view; plain sight; completely visible

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secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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absolutely; only

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cheap article; poor quality article

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detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

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to hand over; to surrender

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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