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comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

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1,000,000,000; billion

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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talent; ability

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theory

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main cause; primary factor

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

2

to theorize

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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absorption; suction; attraction

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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just because; even if; even though

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unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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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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hence; for that reason

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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jute bag

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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indignation; resentment

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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to do so; to do thus

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

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to disappear; to vanish

2

exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

end; edge; tip

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piled up high; in a heap

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

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to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

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to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

1

lip; lips

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

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young girl; young lady

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summer solstice

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I; me

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