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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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serious condition; critical condition

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should not; must not

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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zoo; zoological gardens

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carnivore; carnivorous animal

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rebellious; defiant

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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loading; charging; filling

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outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

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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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curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

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surgeon

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constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

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sincere; earnest; serious

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(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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silver (color, colour)

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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pure silver

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure

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by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

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extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

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performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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idiosyncrasy

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sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

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probation

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even now; still; as yet

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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beyond one's control; nothing one can do

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to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

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bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

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compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can

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without

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diving

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

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how old?; what age?

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older; senior

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boiling point

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code; password; cipher

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note; memorandum

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leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

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to be well-known

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