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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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goods; article; thing

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to sell off; to sell completely

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the way back; the way home; return trip

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to get to work

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luckily

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this area; around here

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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leather; leather-bound; leathern

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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(one's) age

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forty; 40

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large build; large pattern

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

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Old World vulture

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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also called

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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difficult problem; challenge

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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horizon (related to land)

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

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military commander

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

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to conceal; to hide

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conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint

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garrison; military base

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march; advance

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