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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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trademark gag; trademark routine

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surrounding at a distance

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

4

system

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to lend (e.g. money)

2

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

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order; command; directions; instructions

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

limply

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

rhythmical; well-paced

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

2

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

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English (language)

1

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

1

future (usually near); prospects

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

since then; after that

1

first step

1

detour; roundabout way

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with these words; while saying

1

to stop walking; to pause

1

through glass

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reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

5

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

1

advanced age; senility

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

clearing one's throat; cough

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

week

1

now; come (now); well

1

real thing; original; actual

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

3

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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