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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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compared with

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to cut corners; to be shoddy

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exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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to settle (a dispute)

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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completely disregarding

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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fool; idiot

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prize winner; pennant winner; victor

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presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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participant; entrant

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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T-shirt; tee shirt

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to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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end of a match; end of a game

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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evasion; avoidance

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handicap

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

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owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid

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police; police officer; police station

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public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding

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certainly; surely

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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to return; to come back

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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popularity

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boy; man; male

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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