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zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing

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political funds

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Nix (moon)

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perfection; completeness; flawlessness

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to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers

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to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

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love nest

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committee member

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something worthy of comparison; something being compared

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prostitution

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to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle

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operation

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(doing something) for money; being mercenary

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bright sunshine; broad daylight

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press corps

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origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression

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gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot

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plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

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never ceasing; never ending; endless

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(world of) politics; political world; political circles

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nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious

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all on one's own

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

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be on your guard!; take care!

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to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

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slum

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in one's hands; in one's control

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otherwise; or else; if not

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palatial residence; stately mansion

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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long sleeves

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

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death from disease; death from illness

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loss; going missing

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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if I (we, etc.) could

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act of mercy; helping another person

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impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

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treasure

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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

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root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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