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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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to catch a cold

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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gossip; idle talk; chat

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as planned

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in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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good grief

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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clever

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provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

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in one's imagination

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auditory hallucination

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mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

1

that sort of; like that

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shriek; scream

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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height (of body); stature

2

body build; figure

2

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

3

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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pinpoint

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

2

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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to leave behind

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

how; in what way; circumstances

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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted

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to spend time (on doing something)

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overtime (work)

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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