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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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starting line; starting point

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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trifles; minor details

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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individual; specimen

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speech; expression; wording; language

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very; extremely; that is

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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biology

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gene; genetic

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inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

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sanity; consciousness; soberness

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improvement of relations; rapprochement

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affirmative

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refusal; rejection

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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broad daylight

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sobriety; soberness; sober face

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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conclusion; completion

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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progress; development

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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compromise; concession

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definition

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

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amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

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spouse; wife; husband; partner

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

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to maintain; to continue to have

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distrust; suspicion

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promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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