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because

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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hope; wish; aspiration

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throw; throwing; throwing event

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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technical; practical

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sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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by all means; by all costs

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ability; skill; facility

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

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to stop walking; to pause

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye

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annoying; noisy; strict

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small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)

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promotion; raising of status

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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one's way; one's path

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propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

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

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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deck (of a ship)

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to cling

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armament; soldier's equipment

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fire; flame; blaze

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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aperture; bore; calibre; caliber

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single mounting

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rapid-fire

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gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

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bullet; shot; shell

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minutes (period of)

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service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service

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shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

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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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(not) one

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walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

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resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

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to comb one's hair

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arrow; wedge; chock

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