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to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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clearing one's throat; cough

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brand new

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leather

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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concocting an alibi

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alibi

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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deed; act

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

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does not seem (to be)

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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index finger; forefinger; second toe

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smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

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volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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how; in what way

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private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

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curt; blunt; cold; short

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to turn one's back (on the enemy)

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to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)

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to bring back; to restore

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balance scale; balance

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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and; as well as

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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wild bird

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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observing eye

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

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persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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the opposite direction; the other way

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