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and nothing more;
"I was merely asking"
"it is simply a matter of time"
"just a scratch"
"he was only a child"
"hopes that last but a moment"
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absolutely;
"I just can't take it anymore"
"he was just grand as Romeo"
"it's simply beautiful!"
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absolutely; altogether; really;
"we are simply broke"
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in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment;
"she was dressed plainly"
"they lived very simply"