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to defy conventional wisdom

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centre of attention; center of attention

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fine article; good-quality item; quality product

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sales message; sales copy

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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immediate reply

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research

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privileged class

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

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being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)

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care; precaution; guarding; caution

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

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investment

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painful experience

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creation; generation

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lecturer

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to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)

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to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

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fundraising; financing; cash flow

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jurisdiction; control

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source of funds (money)

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

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stocking; buying up

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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belief; faith; adherence; espousal

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naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

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to be reliable

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having said that; on the other hand

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unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye

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it seems that; as if

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indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

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custom

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decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

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manager; proprietor

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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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transfer; assignment; conveyance

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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several days later

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