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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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sitcom

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eternal; unlimited; endless

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows

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overanxiety; needless worry

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make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

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tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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timeless masterpiece; immortal work

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script; screenplay; scenario

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sense of stability

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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to be found

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to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

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critic

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good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

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right to challenge; right to make a challenge

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that is; namely; i.e.

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latent disposition; inner feelings

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pace; step

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seeing; looking at

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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that is to say; so that means

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to pretend; to feign

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seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

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tricky

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original; novel; new

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough

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technique; method

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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just a little

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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extremely; highly

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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description

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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