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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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destruction; disruption; (application) crash

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impossible dream

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forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

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increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

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ankle

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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swift-footed; light-footed

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dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

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suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

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normally; habitually

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to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain

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best member

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

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rain

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inside track; inside pitch

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positioning; getting a position; taking a position

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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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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

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to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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ignoring; acting as if it is nothing

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dash

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high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

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to tie; to fix; to attach

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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in accordance with plans; just as planned

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(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse

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small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit

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counter for temples

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garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

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to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

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unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

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complete change; about-face

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president (of a society); chairman

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first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

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