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paragraph

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(a) bunch; (a) bundle

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

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PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

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irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

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at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

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chronological order; time series

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umbrella stand

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spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower

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medical examination

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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diary; journal

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reminiscent talk

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coherence; order; focus; point

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another; different; separate; discrete

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white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover

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nature of a disease

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guess; conjecture

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

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to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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treasure

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fragment; scrap; piece; shred

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table of contents; contents

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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handmade

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lending and borrowing

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gamebook; choose your own adventure book

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

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to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by

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gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

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clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood

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scratch; graze; abrasion

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completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

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for one thing ...

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garments; attire

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to get dry

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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