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"ref": "1974, “Rikki Don't Lose That Number”, performed by Steely Dan",
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"ref": "2008, Drew Karpyshyn, “Epilogue”, in Mass Effect: Ascension, Del Rey Books, →OCLC, page 341",
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"word": "改变心意"
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"note": "измене́ние то́чки зре́ния n (izmenénije tóčki zrénija) usually expressed with verbs: переду́мывать impf (peredúmyvatʹ)",
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"sense": "change of opinion",
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"word": "sjá sig um hönd"
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