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content-free chat; idle gossip

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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elementary and middle school pupils

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coming home from school

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conversation

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business trip; official trip

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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police; police officer; police station

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cooperation; collaboration

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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personal; individual; private

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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gossip

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relation; connection; relevance

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area; region

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

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

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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abstract

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opinion; point of view

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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criminal; culprit

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autobiography

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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publication

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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