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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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naming; christening

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to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

2

side; beside; feature of a sword blade

1

navy blue; deep blue

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

7

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

3

prickling; stinging; tingling

5

thread; yarn; string

6

to shorten (a garment); to take in

1

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

absolutely; only

1

cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

3

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

message; informative matter

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

2

composition

2

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

2

to wander from place to place; to change jobs

1

with a thump; floppingly

4

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

long talk

1

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)

1

cynical

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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

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sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

staff room

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being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

2

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

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posterity; future life; life to come

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indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

2

foliage; leaves of trees

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gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

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