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long-term

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rhetorical question

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return of something; repayment

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy

1

east

5

to covet; to lust for

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stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

3

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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heresy

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paradox

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

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when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

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to interrupt; to butt in

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to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

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foreign affairs

2

east coast

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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Central America

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South America

1

management; administration; operation

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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California Institute of Technology

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labor; labour; exertion; diligent service

1

mesh (of a net)

3

at will

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control

4

to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely

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to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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place of refuge; refugee destination

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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(and) many others; extras (in a film)

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recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

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in the early period (of something); at the beginning

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beach; seashore; seaside; coast

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

4

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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