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practical question (problem); practical matter

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yesterday

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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to join together; to combine; to join up

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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for one thing ...

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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place; situation; position; location

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rational; reasonable; logical

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what sort; what kind

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in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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exception

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

assertion; declaration; affirmation

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

2

curse; spell; malediction

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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to set aside

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three times

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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edged tool; cutlery

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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hardness; solidity

1

limit; bound

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proper noun

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noun

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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something like ...; something called ...

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locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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