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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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together with; same; both; all; including ...

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two-way; bidirectional; interactive

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blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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wide turn; detour; the long way around

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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

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inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

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article; news story; report; account

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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foolish; stupid; silly

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society; the world; the times

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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press corps

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dim; gloomy

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all but dead; half killed

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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even more; still more; further

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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basement; cellar

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

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relief; aid; rescue

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point in time; occasion

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lifesaving

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one's own problem; one's own issues

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to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial

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category

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to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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the smell of blood

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to be a matter of life or death

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to be in luck's way; to get lucky

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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to crawl towards; to creep up to

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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