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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

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to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with

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crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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and; thereupon; because of that

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lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

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to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

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to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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to be slow in saying

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bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

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to open the door

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server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)

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yay

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unarmed; without weapons

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kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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fucking; screwing; having sex

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to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

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another; different; something else

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

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to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

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entrance; front door

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

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seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

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harem

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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good person; virtuous person

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prison; penitentiary

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

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social standing

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station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

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to summon courage; to be brave

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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detour; roundabout way

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

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concealment; suppression; hiding

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