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with a thud

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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know-how

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care; kea (Nestor notabilis)

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to refer to; to use as reference

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to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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the latter

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out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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to wash away; to rinse off

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light color; light colour

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advice

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such; this sort of; like this

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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right; privilege

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concession; conciliation; compromise

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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moon; month

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thank you; thanks

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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to grow up; to become an adult

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somehow; somewhat; seemingly

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good humour (humor); good mood

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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to finger; to tamper (with)

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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ninety; 90

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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trick

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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