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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

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relatively; comparatively

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first-class goods

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snake charmer

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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shortest

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preference; priority; precedence

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

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scramble (for)

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individual; private person; personal; private

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so; to such an extent; such

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diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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foundation; basis

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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both (people)

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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it's none of your business; it's not your concern

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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unrelated

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evidence; proof

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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to check through; to thoroughly investigate

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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that's so, isn't it

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perception; sensing; noticing

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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ill-omened; unlucky

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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