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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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alternate; alternating

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to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

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key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook

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shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home

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listening device; bug; wiretap

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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reluctant (to part)

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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to grow; to develop; to grow up

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last chapter (book, etc.)

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welcome home

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(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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sense of smell; olfaction

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detection

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breathing; respiration

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perception; sensing; noticing

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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to do as one likes

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freedom; liberty

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holiday; day off

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plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

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large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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volt; bolt

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tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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technical term; terminology; jargon

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

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and then; after that

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

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as you want; as you will

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partly open; in half bloom

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

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