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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

slow; slow motion

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resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

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minor business

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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seedy-looking; thin

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the very best; excellent; superb

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dealing with; coping with

1

beyond that point; after that

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with a grinding noise

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settlement; solution; resolution

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

3

ho-ho

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

4

there is no leisure for the poor

1

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

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

heir; eldest son

1

thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

festival; feast; carnival

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shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

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poverty dulls the wit

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scale; vernier

2

all-star (cast)

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starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

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Christmas tree

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buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

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unveiling; debut; introduction

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ceremony; rites

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performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

5

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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this and that; this or that; one thing after another

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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(present) head of a family

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inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

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written invitation

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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