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article; news story; report; account

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date; dating

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seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days

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(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

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(for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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cone; pyramid

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pole; climax; extreme; extremity

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true meaning; underlying principle

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical

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projection; ejection

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de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

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to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

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squid's ink

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the first and second; a few

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emphasis-adding particle

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to stretch out

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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curt; point-blank

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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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tenderhearted; faint of heart

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eyelid

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night watch; fire watchman

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metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

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rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

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ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

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steadily

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

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to repeat; to do something over again

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