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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

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very deeply

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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you (plural)

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to escape danger

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for work; in a manner related to work

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to be all smiles

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wink

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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to guess right

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wariness

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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folding one's arms

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beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

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every place; various places

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to send in

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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word; vocabulary

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

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bluff

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if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap

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win; victory

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

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to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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