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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

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several sheets (flat objects)

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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increase and decrease; fluctuation

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

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moron; idiot; stupid person

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to grant permission; to give permission

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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declaration; statement

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fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

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thank you

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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for this reason

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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profitable plan; good plan

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to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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information; news; report; reward; retribution

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

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reminder

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to meet; to greet

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to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

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to begin; to set about; to start

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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in comparison to; rather than

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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crabbily; unsociably

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