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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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Pacific Ocean

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Island; insula; island; islet

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exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

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Alexander; Alexandre

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

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to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

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son of a bitch; piece of shit

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ready wit

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wealthy people; the rich

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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huge rock; crag

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demise

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to take away; to carry off

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capital injection

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idealistic thought (argument)

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to make a fool of someone

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bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

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maturity; ripeness

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opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

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political system

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to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

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one's final abode

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descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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demon of ill health; disease

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the people; citizens; the populace

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Lincoln

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all; as much as possible

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just now; at this moment; at this point of time

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rash; reckless

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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Ministry of Finance

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secretary (government); director; chief

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war by proxy; proxy war

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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permanence; continuation

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to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope

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tax

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wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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killing two birds with one stone

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