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it's not like; it isn't as if

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stray cat; alley cat

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

setting a bad example to others

1

oneself; myself

2

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2

to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

1

small profits and quick returns

1

self-sufficiency

1

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

1

mandatory vehicle liability insurance

1

sure punishment or reward

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

to leave as it is; to defer

1

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

1

four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)

1

dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

2

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

chance; opportunity

6

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

2

altruism

1

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

1

strict; stern

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series

1

wooden door

1

reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

1

free time; time at leisure

1

(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

3

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

3

sign; signal; cue

5

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

3

chilly; unpleasantly cold

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

3

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

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head; lead; vanguard; first

2

both legs

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