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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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gossip

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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single-lens reflex camera

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both extremes

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spooky tale; ghost story

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man

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to burst into laughter

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

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boogie-woogie

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to put on airs; to assume importance

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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roguish; impish

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being startled; getting a shock

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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to cover up; to conceal

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that

1

life; living; I; me; student

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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we

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cake shop; pastry shop

2

order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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explanation; vindication

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy

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disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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editor-in-chief

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desk; copy editor

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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fancy goods; cute accessories (often product tie-ins)

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young person

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