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developmental stage

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at many levels

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versatility; multiplicity of use

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talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

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generalist

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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accumulation; accumulate; store

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one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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specialization; specialisation

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the former; the first

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to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

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grinning; smirking

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elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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outrageous lie; outright lie

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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enshrinement; installation (of an image)

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guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

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by your leave; with your permission

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unnecessary; needless

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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return; coming back

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one's way (ahead); one's path

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without permission; without notice

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dawn; daybreak

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removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

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smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it

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had better ...; had better not ...

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voluntary; optional; free; elective

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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generation

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qualitative difference; disparity; gap

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to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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bylaws; by-laws; detailed regulations

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

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pigeon; dove

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peashooter

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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