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(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

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object of romantic interest

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to love

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exception; exclusion

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(process of) elimination

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to tremble with fear

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

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lighten up!; cheer up!

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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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a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

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pencil

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to double

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exercises; practice problem

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collective responsibility; joint liability

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hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

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speed

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driver (of a vehicle)

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station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

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stiff neck; stiff shoulders

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lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago

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keyboard

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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tax; duty

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account book; register; ledger

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serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

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accounting department

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settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

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recalculation; recalculate

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informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

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compensation; remuneration; secret funds

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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telephone call; telephone (device)

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

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unlucky

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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rule of thumb

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karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines

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