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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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young; youthful

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bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

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voluntary; optional; free; elective

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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in this way; like this

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

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to cramp; to be cramped; to contract

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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

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in one's own way or style

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to get information; to find out; to get wind of

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information; making a report (to a superior)

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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captive; prisoner

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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to decide; to determine

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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of all people

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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street (front) door

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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hollow; cavity; hole

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escape; getaway; evasion

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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depends on

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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to let out a cry; to shout

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pain; ache; -algia

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blow; hit; stroke

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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to tighten; to press hard

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