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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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actual work

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(political) faction; denomination; communion

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cardinal (Catholic Church)

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young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person

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stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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modest; humble

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joke; jest; gag

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

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to look at the long term

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

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balance; equilibrium

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other

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man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger

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rare; uncommon; not often seen

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

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mutual love

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

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distrust; suspicion

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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that's so, isn't it

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pleased to make your acquaintance

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commitment; pledge; promise

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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never again

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stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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