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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

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(medical) doctor; physician

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doctor; physician

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inside; interior; inner part

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near; close; beside; third person

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ligament

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damage; injury

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Little League elbow; pitcher's elbow; baseball elbow

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to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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had better ...; had better not ...

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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serious wound; hard blow

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

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to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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one year; some time ago

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without permission; without notice

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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frequent; incessant

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wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

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child

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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to fire from a job

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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thank you; thanks

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young CEO; young company president

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way of calling

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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mitt

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auntie; older woman

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shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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inexpert or untrained eyes

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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compared to

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to be helpful; to be useful

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little by little

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