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perpetual youth and longevity

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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win; victory

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to be bony; to be angular

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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use of force

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to compose; to put together

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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to crowd; to flock; to swarm

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seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

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brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

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stab-proof; knife-proof

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waistcoat; vest

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to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

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coin; token; slug

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large (engine) displacement

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brown envelope; manila envelope

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smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)

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pedestrian walkway along a road

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body (of car); frame

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bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)

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manly; brave; heroic

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sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope

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coupé; coupe

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front wheel; saddle fork

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burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)

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brownish

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil

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turning to the left; left turn

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face value; par

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(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

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drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

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mouth; speech; counter for people or implements

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to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up

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being somewhat excited (agitated)

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clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

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miraculous

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yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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Levi

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pleased to make your acquaintance

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manifestation

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I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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by force

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big-game hunting

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