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to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust

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making materials in a library available in open stacks

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Selman

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arboretum

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ridiculous; absurd

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property damage (i.e. as from an accident)

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brother-in-law

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pawn; pawned article; pledge; security; guarantee

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gluteus maximus

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family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child

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bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd

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to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

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cunning old man

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to make up a party

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to scrape off

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yellowish colour (color)

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slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic

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wardrobe

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working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

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to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

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to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

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to count again

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agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful

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intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

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organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)

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toilet; lavatory

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splatter (film)

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)

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to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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to be free; to be available

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being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

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birthstone

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good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

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to knead together

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to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly

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to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

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to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

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sleeping alone

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to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

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to look up

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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bellwether

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good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)

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(lesson in) tough love

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to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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workshop; training course

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period

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born of the same mother; kindred spirits

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