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Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

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one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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national border; provincial border

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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internal; domestic

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

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to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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capital city; metropolis

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walking; going on foot

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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like that; so

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outlaw

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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one way or the other; either way

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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fencer; swordsman

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to show in; to usher in

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skill; dexterity; proficiency

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

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pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

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escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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to give a reason

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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both; (not) either

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to bring up a subject

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent

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