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to pretend

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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national policy

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estimate (of costs); budget

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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rent

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

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definite; sure

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pressure; oppression; suppression

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to pay

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bank; banking institution

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payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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account (e.g. bank)

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to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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secret funds

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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mistake; blunder; slipup

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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for the present; for the time being

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to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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lottery; lottery ticket

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indicates emphasis

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

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(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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bus

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one; one

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disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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to hate; to dislike

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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