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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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to see; to look; to watch; to try to

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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to dissolve; to melt

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class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

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stalker; stoker

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drama; play; powerful drug

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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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both; (not) either

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unique type; one of a kind

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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(video) recording

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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acting; performance

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to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

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video taping (and storing)

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one breath; chug!; drink!

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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embarrassed; ashamed

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to shrug one's shoulders

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appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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to get dry

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so; like this; in this way

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bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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to feel depressed

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solely; entirely; only; or

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nursing (a patient)

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medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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canned peaches

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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bingo

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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naturally; of course; understandably

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to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

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