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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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well, I must admit ...

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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relation; connection

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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a help; assistance

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

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rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

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rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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alert status; emergency alert

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everything; anything; nothing

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

on the occasion of

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theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

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people

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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several minutes; a few minutes

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

3

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

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so; therefore; and; (and) then

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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to remain; to be left

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middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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to be the case that

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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tile

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