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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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acquaintance

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour

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pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

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harm; injury; evil (influence)

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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talent; ability

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however; whatever

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to knock down; to defeat

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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quarrel; trouble; dispute

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physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight

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free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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oh; ah

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider

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foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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Gau; Gault; Got

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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monster

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win; victory

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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personal; individual; private

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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

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dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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