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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

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double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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ill will; malice; evil intent

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts

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cooperation; collaboration

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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harbour; harbor; port

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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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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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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sigh

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surely (not); certainly (not)

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to cancel; to call off

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rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

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bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie

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suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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see you; bye; ciao

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absence; non-attendance

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decision; settlement; definition

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last day; final day

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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keel

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eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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counter for generations; epoch

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there is nothing

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so far as

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to relax; to feel at home

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