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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

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spark

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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literally; to the letter; literal

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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inn

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bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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power; authority; influence

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meaning; called; said

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to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate

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name; given name; first name

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party; banquet; feast

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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visitor; caller

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to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

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stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

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to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

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to smirk; to grin broadly

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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marriage; matrimony

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to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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tactics

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what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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sightseeing; tourism

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second (in a series)

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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quality (of a product or a service)

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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to lie deep in; to extend far back

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storage place

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with a thud

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