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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

novel; (short) story

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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movie; film

5

music

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one's own child; one's own children

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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those (near the second person)

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

vulgar; lowbrow; coarse

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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weekend

2

to; towards; for

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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masterpiece

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literature

3

complete works; complete collection; complete series

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encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

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art film

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digital versatile disc; DVD

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classical music

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compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

2

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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if I (we, etc.) could

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

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mainly; primarily

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birthday

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Christmas

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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liking; taste; choice

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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that's the way it is; such is life

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