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end of a book

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personnel selection

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personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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authority; power; influence

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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after a meal

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

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nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

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cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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orders; instructions; directive; command

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lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

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absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

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to stoop; to bend over

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close to the ear

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skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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back (of a chair)

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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sincerity; good faith

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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sense; infer

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

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sadistic desires; sadistic feelings

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

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assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

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