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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

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property; fortune; assets

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Africa

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rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

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underground resources

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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economic sanctions

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resolution; vote; decision

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oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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authority; power; influence

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a certain ...; some ...

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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national power

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various foreign countries; several foreign countries

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last ray of hope; only hope

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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fabrication; pipe dream

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television program; TV program

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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documentary

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human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

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student (esp. a university student)

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(for) household use; home use; domestic use

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videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

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to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

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lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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darkish; dusky

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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