Vocabulary

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to have an effect; to be effective; to produce a (good) result

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to tumble through the air

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to fly through the air

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to have a point; to have some truth; to have some sense; to have some merit

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money in politics; political corruption (through bribery); kleptocracy; politics and (dirty) money

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a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)

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regret; disappointment

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to refrain from commenting; to not comment

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to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy

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in doing anything; in everything; no matter what one does

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as a result

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public space; (in) public

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will of God; divine will

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next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together

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case of the blues

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even (e.g. even a child)

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murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know

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murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know

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craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth

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to break a record; to establish a new record

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to balance (accounts)

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without saying; not

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something that comes too late to be useful; iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)

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to the extent it makes one feel apologetic; so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty

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to show on one's face (of an emotion, feeling, etc.)

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to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop

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to be the worst of the worst; to deserve to die ten thousand deaths

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low pressure trough

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ironically

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unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it

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City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)

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feelings of strong embarrassment (over one's own actions)

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

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dust tail (of a comet)

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gas tail (of a comet)

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to threaten by outward appearance; to use bluff to intimidate; to make empty threats

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that came as a surprise; that was unexpected

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Payment Services Act

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