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tip of one's nose

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it is I who should say so

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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running continuously; firing in rapid succession

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to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

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secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy

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gasp; pant

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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prop; support

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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gallstones

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

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trivial; trifling

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

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bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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one month

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no sleep or rest; working day and night

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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dilemma; predicament

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to help out of (trouble); to extricate

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decision; determination; resolution

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

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to butter up; to try to get on the good side of

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redundant phrase; joke

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

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whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

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school; sect; party

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

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sumptuous feast; debauch

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based on; built on; made from

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though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

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to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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