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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

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descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

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to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

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look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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no; nope

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conservative without party affiliation

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hasty; impatient; restless; rash

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to live fast (and recklessly)

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urgent; requiring quick (response)

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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small talk; chat; gossip

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virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

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novel; original; new; innovative

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

5

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

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at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately

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to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

5

serious; severe; grave; acute

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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to hear of; to learn of

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implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes

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trivial; trifling

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to glare at; to scowl at

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

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all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

3

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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total idiot

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

2

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

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rebel; traitor

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moreover; in addition

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to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

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with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

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to whistle

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seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

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protective wall

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impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

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pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

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