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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

richly colored; richly coloured

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light; lamp

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

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standing signboard; billboard; hoarding

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to gaze out at; to look out over

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

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seasoning; flavour; flavor

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chicken meat

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to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

4

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

2

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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food

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bang on the money; spot on; right answer

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private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

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apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

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to be deep in talk

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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to kill time

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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until now; so far; up to the present

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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hint

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Midland Square

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one eye; one of one's eyes

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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in front of a station

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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

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shop

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commercial complex

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overall; on the whole

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high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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