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exclusive news; scoop

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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big news

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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to go ahead; to pull ahead

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to arrest the culprit

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journal; magazine; periodical

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reward; honorarium; remuneration

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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nowhere

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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schedule

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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appointment

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

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promptness; timeliness

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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please

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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(written) proposal

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to run away and hide

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however; whatever

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several days later

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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economic collapse

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inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

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abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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long

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staying; sojourn

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hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay

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having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

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(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

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telephone call; telephone (device)

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curt; blunt; brusque

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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