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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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flustered; confused; panicked

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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pretension; conceit; hubris

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without

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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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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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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though; much as

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otherwise; or else; if not

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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sobriety; soberness; sober face

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

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corner; nook; recess

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

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if it is the case that ...

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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olden days; former

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be; is

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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sincere; honest; faithful

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calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

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bottom of one's heart

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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no need to guess; certainly

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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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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face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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to think too much; to be over-concerned

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analysis

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

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numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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