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disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

to shake one's head

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to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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many; a multiplicity of

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just past noon; afternoon

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

1

eight; 8

4

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

2

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

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count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

1

high grade; special grade; classy

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mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

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engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

spy

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

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

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distrust of (other) human beings

1

perfectionist

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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still; even now; to this day

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root of all evil

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leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

3

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

5

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

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next; then; after that

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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powerful person; influential person

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to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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to be popular

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(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

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