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information transfer; information transmission

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

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chief; main; principal; important

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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other; another; over; more than; I; me

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800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

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400; four hundred

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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quietly; soundlessly

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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bad road

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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or; or else

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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line

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long trip

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to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

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disposition; nature

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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inflamed eyes

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wounded person; injured person

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half day

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march; advance

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pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

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each one

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one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids

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second string players

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great army; mighty host; whole army

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to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

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rank; ranking order; hierarchy

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division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)

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short break; breather

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whole day and night; 24 hours

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first period (e.g. first class in school day)

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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exchange; conversion

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to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

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to become hungry

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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empty stomach; hunger

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appetite (for food)

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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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on top of a saddle

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emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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upper side (go, chess, othello board)

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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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