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rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

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second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order

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use fee; rent

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like that; so

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coherence; consistency

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planning; project; plan; design

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necessity; inevitability

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to think constantly about; to dwell on

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it may be because

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to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

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end; close; finish; termination

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to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

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long talk

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telephone bill; telephone rate

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to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

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jeans; dungarees

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liking; taste; choice

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on inquiry; if inquiring

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younger; junior

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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the opposite sex; isomerism

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to mean

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being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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to hint at something

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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to give a broad grin; to smirk

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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because

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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metaphor

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metaphor

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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pose; pause

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literary master

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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to look down on; to condescend

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hardcover; hardback

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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