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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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manager; landlord; warden; root (user)

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passage; paragraph

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matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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frankness; impulsiveness

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

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frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

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time lag

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

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obedient; docile; quiet

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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good (place to leave off); convenient

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alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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just a minute; small quantity

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haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

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to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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stochastic; probabilistic

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trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

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tripartite talk; three-man talk

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regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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gap

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gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

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present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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oh; ah

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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quick to seize an opportunity

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very popular; highly favoured

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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opening fully; full throttle; full power

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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