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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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unlucky

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

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three-of-a-kind (poker hand)

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beginning; start

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was

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two pair (poker)

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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full house (esp. in card games such as poker)

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warp; curvature; curve; arch

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delicious; appetizing; appetising

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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four-of-a-kind (poker hand)

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straight flush

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

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fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

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on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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accomplice; cohort

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to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

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to smile

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

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reason; grounds

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proposal; offer; request; application

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nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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loved one; lover; sweetheart

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boy; man; male

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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handsome young man; Adonis

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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therefore; consequently

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dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

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negative personality; asocial type

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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touch; contact

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to bring up a subject

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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motion

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to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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