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recently; lately; these days

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along; by; parallel to

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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to do as one likes

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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ribbon

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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excite

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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quickly

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selection; choice; option

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otherwise; if not; or else

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cooperation; collaboration

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shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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as ... as possible

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

3

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

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to discuss; to talk together

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logical

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shout; yell; scream

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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to give; to do (something) for

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selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

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you; my dear; hey

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to go up the stairs

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(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

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to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

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irresponsibility

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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to thrust down; to push off

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to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

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pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

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desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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God; god; ace; king; superior person

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fate; destiny; lot

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