Books are my close friends due to the help they offer me without any reservation.

书是我的良友。它从不吝惜对我的帮助。

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The factors that are pulling me away are: my close friends and family are far away, not enough quiet time for work, not enough time for exercise.

使我感到不幸福的有：我的亲密的家人和朋友远离我、没有足够的安静的时间工作、没有足够的时间进行锻炼。

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Virtual relationships are not my thing, I have hardly any time for my close friends so would have even less time for a virtual group of acquaintances.

我不会在乎虚伪的人际关系，我连和自己亲密的朋友们在一起的时间都不够用，更别说和那些泛泛的点头之交了。

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In fact, most of my close friends are frugal converts who get their clothes second-hand like I do.

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All of my close friends are near to my age, and whenever I have a big performance, they're always there, bringing with them many of their friends from their work, family, etc.

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Labor has so much power and courts are so friendly to labor, one of my friends basically had to close down his business when a waitress sued him for a larger share of the tips.

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