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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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abruptly hanging up the phone while the other person is still talking

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

3

transactions; dealings; business

2

phone scam involving a pretended relative

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bodyguard

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affixing; pasting; sticking

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roguish; impish

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

finger; toe; digit

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three times

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finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

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mind and body

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pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

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please

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polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

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departure; leaving; setting off

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riding separately

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eighteen

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assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

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to be off the press

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to talk together

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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magazine; journal

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editorial department

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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shyness; bashfulness

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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fascinate; bewitch; enchant

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sold-out

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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fashion magazine

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youth; young man

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to perceive; to understand

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Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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back (side); back end; rear

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vehement objection; bitter opposition

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