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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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oil field

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maintenance of public order; maintaining security

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criticism; commentary; review

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to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

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criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay

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all talk (and no action)

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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hard worker; hardworking person

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oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

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profitable; lucrative

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collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

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to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

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nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

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quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

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light brown; golden brown; tan

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deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen

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parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

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thin slice; slicing thin

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balm

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slice; small piece

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gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

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wooden hammer; wooden mallet

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modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family

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eating (something) whole

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charm; amulet; talisman

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frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

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to succeed to a house

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to spread; to be propagated

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atrocity; (arch.) treason

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

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to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

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to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

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lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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health management; health maintenance; health care

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last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity

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incurability

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final form

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indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing

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balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

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(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

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tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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to leave (a scene); to step away

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safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe

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