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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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gold (colour, color)

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pie; tart; palmier (pastry)

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candy

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jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

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gleamingly; shinily

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to shed light; to cast light

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velvet

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real thing; original; actual

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imagination; supposition; guess

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crown; diadem; bottle cap

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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right in front; just opposite; under the nose

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to bury; to embed; to implant

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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marble; glass marble

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society; the world; the times

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emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

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anecdote; story; episode

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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called; known as; that; to say

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top of the head; crown of the head

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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current value; price; market value

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bare hand; empty hand

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dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

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horizontal; level; even

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training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

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to pitch forward; to fall forward

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outspoken; frank; candid

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staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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black stone; black (go pieces)

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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

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end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

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directly opposite; right in front

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