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cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

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to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

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self-centered; self-centred; selfish

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to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

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problem-solving

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to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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theft; robbery

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)

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insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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theft; stealing; larceny

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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once more; again

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property; possession

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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to drool; to dribble; to slobber

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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(a place) out of one's reach

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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oil company

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ruin; destruction; fall

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to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

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sour look; surly face; pout

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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example; specimen; sample

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microscope

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well-known; noted; celebrated

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new species; new variety

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to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

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limit price (e.g. on a stock transaction); price limit

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indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

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fragment; one of the group or party

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one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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suspicion

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author

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Edgar Allan Poe

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having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

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cache; place to hide something

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to be common

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backing; lining

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to exaggerate

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besides; moreover; in addition

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right side; right-hand side

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to be the case that

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