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to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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pence (monetary unit)

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piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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next (spoken) word

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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illustration; drawing

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inevitable; necessary

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fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

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girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

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how others look at you; what others think about you

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sly old dog; old fox

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wicked heart; evil design

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

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misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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all but dead; half killed

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depression; low spirits; dejection

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to weaken

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

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adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

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to guess right

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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new medicine; new drug

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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to put one's life on the line

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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to be in focus; to come into focus

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to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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calls and sounds made by insects

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breathing; respiration

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two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

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preparing to flee; being ready to run away

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membrane; film

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