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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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child abuse

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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treating someone like a child

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to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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does not

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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severe; bitter; scathing

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negative; contradictory

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability

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structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

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arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

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connection; pull

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well-known; noted; celebrated

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becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

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using as an intermediary; through

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several times; a few times

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human; humane

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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living expenses

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allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

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food expense

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cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost

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money; metal

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to live in want

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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size

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fumbling; groping

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duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

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manner of using one's hands

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operation (of machine); operating; running; working

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papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

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life-support system

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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to grow old; to age

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(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

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to hold in one's mouth

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

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to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

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standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

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to point at

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to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at

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repair; mending

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antique store; curio store

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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