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family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

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nitrogen oxide; NOx

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the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue

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to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

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Van Dine

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small plate; small dish

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irrelevant; vague; beside the mark; elusive; not to the point

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discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture

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prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)

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really; truly

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unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous

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to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

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had better; is advisable

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mason; stonemason; stonecutter

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

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chisel

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boiled egg

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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flattery; compliment

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forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

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to bring up a subject

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what sort of; what kind of; what way

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to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to

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frankness; impulsiveness

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suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

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to sniff out; to catch the scent of

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art; the arts

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practicality; utility; usefulness

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

2

shock resistance; impact resistance

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to defy conventional wisdom

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development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

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Nüwa (mother goddess of Chinese mythology); Nügua

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real harm; actual damage

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laws of nature; physical laws; physics

2

conception; idea

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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learning ability

4

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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interest (in something); enthusiasm

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very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!

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something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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repetition of position; repetition draw

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