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Lesson 48 Laughter

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Lesson 47 Smoothness / Fluency

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Lesson 46 Snowing

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Lesson 45 Emotion

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Lesson 44 Numbness

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Lesson 43 Sounds for correct/incorrect answer

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Lesson 42 Hunger

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Lesson 41 Feeling refreshed

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Lesson 40 Chilling / Nausea

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Lesson 39 Coughing

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Lesson 38 Hardly standing up / Feeling dizzy

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Lesson 37 Fatigue

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Lesson 36 Wind

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Lesson 35 Electronic sounds

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Lesson 34 Tastes of food

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Lesson 33 Smile

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Lesson 32 Softness

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Lesson 31 Drinking

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Lesson 30 Thunder / Turning over

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Lesson 29 Rain

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Lesson 28 Siren

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Lesson 27 Animal calls

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Lesson 26 Crying

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Lesson 25 Shaking

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Lesson 24 Dissatisfaction

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Lesson 23 Cleaning-up

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Lesson 22 Anger

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Lesson 21 Shouting with glee

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Lesson 20 Train

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Lesson 19 Camera

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Lesson 18 Panicked / Moving around

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Lesson 17 Silence / Forming a line

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Lesson 16 TONTON

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Lesson 15 Sleeping

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Lesson 14 Burning

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Lesson 13 Shining

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Lesson 12 Buzz-buzz

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Lesson 11 Buoyant mood

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Lesson 10 Disappointment

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Lesson 9 Almost beyond the limit

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Lesson 8 Heart beating

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Lesson 7 Eating

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Lesson 6 Telephone

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Lesson 5 Reading

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Lesson 4 Doors

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Lesson 3 Animals walking

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Lesson 2 Walking

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Lesson 1 PON

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