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reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

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tomorrow; near future

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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to return a favor (favour); to repay

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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frequency (of occurrence)

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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bashful; shameful; ashamed

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(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

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right eye

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left eye

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cover; lid; cap

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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to fall off; to tumble down

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bullet hole; bullet mark

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keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)

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to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

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bluff

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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consideration; taking into account

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mass

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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personal; inter-personal

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incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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it hasn't been long since

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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professional

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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way; method; means

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to pick up; to pick out

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to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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