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manual feed (on a printer, photocopier, etc.); inserting by hand

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

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wounded; injured

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

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do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

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certainty

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about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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matter; item; facts

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assent; consent

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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commitment; pledge; promise

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to exchange; to interchange

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verbal promise; one's word

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legal binding force; legally binding power

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

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one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

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unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

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sly; cunning; crafty

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to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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meeting place

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from the beginning; from scratch

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

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duel; shoot-out

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to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

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insurance; guarantee; warranty

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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