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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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the way one works; one's working manner

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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short selling

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counterattack

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

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the very best; excellent; superb

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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method

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to give directions; to issue instructions

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

2

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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self-justification; excuse

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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consideration (for others); (making) allowance

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

3

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

3

like a decent person; human

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business

2

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance

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commercial affairs

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Tennessee

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countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

2

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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10,000,000; ten million

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bringing; taking; carrying

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to buy stock

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

trick; act

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to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

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17; seventeen

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at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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to sell off; to sell completely

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slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

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profit on sales

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happy

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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