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correction; revision; amendment

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direct

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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sanctions; punishment

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to violate the law

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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self-defense; self-defence

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risk

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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poor plan

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excessive; immoderate

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cut in price

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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baked sweets

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copper coin

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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to palm off; to force a sale

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extremely; highly

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malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

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disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

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bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

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extreme; extremity

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to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

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financial muscle; economic clout

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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rival; competition

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paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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appraiser

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(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

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to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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sales; selling; marketing

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pricing; (price) positioning

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

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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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trick

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