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it's been a long time; long time no see

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to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse

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both families

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right now; just now

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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we

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urgent business

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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to cover up; to conceal

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in large drops

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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poor physical health; bad shape

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mother

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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

to pretend

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

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to realize; to realise

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time passes

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to age; to grow old

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to grow up; to become an adult

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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only; sole; unique

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

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after graduation

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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personification; anthropomorphization

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facetious; droll; funny

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situation

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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serious

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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annoying; noisy; strict

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to return; to come back

5

shit!; damn!

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

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dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

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handsome youth (male); pretty boy

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