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various articles

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candlestick; candlestand

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spoon

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utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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cunning; crafty; wily; sly

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uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

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growth; metamorphosis

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everything working out as desired

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both parties; both sides

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transactions; dealings; business

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison

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mixing; blending; adding; adulteration

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hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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after a meal

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drink; beverage

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to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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most satisfactory

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moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

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bad taste

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based on; on the basis of

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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critical moment; do-or-die situation

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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to make a mistake

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to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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liquid

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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source; origin

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to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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same meaning; synonymy

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bluff

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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gentle; mild; meek; tender

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to make a serious effort

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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