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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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uproar; disturbance

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

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similar to; like

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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presence; dignity

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Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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risk

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chance; opportunity

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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professor; teaching; instruction

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prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

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post; official position; managerial position; executive position

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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graduation ceremony; commencement

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to survive

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performing a surgical operation

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point-blank range

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coronary artery

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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instant death

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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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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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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bloodstream; blood flow

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hose; horse

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counter for drops of liquid

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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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operating room; operating theatre

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

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frontal lobe

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language faculty

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

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one person's portion

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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