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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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this sort of; this type of

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secret information; intelligence

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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good family; respectable family; decent family

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you (plural)

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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all the more; still more

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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military family; warrior class

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smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

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probability; likelihood

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that; the matter in question

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precisely because

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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father

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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how; in what way; by what means

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pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

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(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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