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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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inside pocket

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

2

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

text; script; this book

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

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detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable

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mere; only; just; slight

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

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important points; main points

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline

2

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

2

much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)

1

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

1

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

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

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

sales message; sales copy

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

3

assurance; guarantee

1

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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most satisfactory

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

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points of similarity

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to be found; to be discovered

2

thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation

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sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)

1

antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

5

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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to pay

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

future; distant future

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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adding; addition; extra

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

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