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my apologies; I'm sorry; excuse me

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to do

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(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)

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permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

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a certain ...; some ...

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to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

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chance; opportunity

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job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

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to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

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finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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suffix for familiar person

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both (people); the two of them

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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summer of last year

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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frequent occurrence

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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to fade; to become dim

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

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plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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