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to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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this year

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

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fierce attack

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

5

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

3

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

4

to lend a hand; to help

1

so much; so; like that

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

2

with a whack; smack; slap

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to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

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well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

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Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

2

to make an appearance

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unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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close to the ear

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disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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it seems that; as if

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appearance; look

4

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

5

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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is that so?

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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king

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child; children

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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