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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

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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to come back

10

reference; consultation

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

cloud

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

4

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

4

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

2

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

4

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

to obtain; to procure

3

depth; deep place

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

to happen to pass by

3

to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

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newspaper

2

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

3

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

6

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

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photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

5

partly open; in half bloom

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

comment

3

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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article; news story; report; account

3

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

3

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

5

academic journal

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specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

2

national paper; paper with a national circulation

1

reporter; journalist

2

modular

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function; function (programming)

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episode; anecdote; vignette

3

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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