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escaped prisoner; fugitive

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since; this person

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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lookout; watch

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to prolong one's life

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to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

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to get in touch with

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shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking

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money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber

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to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket

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on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

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rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

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employee; worker

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from what time

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allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

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cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

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he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

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standing watch; sentinel

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admirer; inducer

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to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

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big quarrel; huge fight; big row

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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effective; successful

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earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

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unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

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item; event

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trying one's luck; test of one's luck

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within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

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to lure; to invite out

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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

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safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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unpaid; nonsalaried

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(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

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contest; comparison; competition

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doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

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to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act

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room-service

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general inspection; complete overhaul

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war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

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diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

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