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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

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having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to go ahead; to pull ahead

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reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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language

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)

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to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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large-scale

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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fundraising; financing; cash flow

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to sell off; to sell completely

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the management ranks

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measure; step; action

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movie projector; film projector; cine projector

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bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

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front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

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up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

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source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

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switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

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to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

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perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

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whistleblowing

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attracting customers

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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insurance payout; insurance money

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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sitting; stability

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