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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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negative; minus

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

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to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

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material; physical

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

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the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

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jurisdiction; control

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several days later

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progress; advance; making (good) progress

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

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

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debate

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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recital; recitation; public reading

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

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few days

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to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

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knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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then; if so; if

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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should not; must not

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if it's the case

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understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

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definite; sure

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classifying in patterns; typification

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to run about; to rush about

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synapse

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