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to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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anything and everything; just about everything

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favour; favor

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locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

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means; method

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

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naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

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(appearing, occurring) one after another

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policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)

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

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thank you

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very deeply

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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date; dating

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late at night

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sailor; seaman; mariner

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roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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paying one's own way

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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tens of thousands

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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apple pie

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to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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sigh

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