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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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Scylla

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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annual (plant); first-year student

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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not worth doing; waste of effort

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to make a speech; to address

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

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(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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pluralizing suffix

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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languid; listless

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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chuckle; giggle

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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to well up; to burst; to arise

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calling by name; designation; nomination

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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clock; watch; timepiece

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end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

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three minutes

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(in) one's own way

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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pupil; student; schoolchild

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in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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group (usu. of people)

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carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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funeral

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

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coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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fact; truth; reality

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teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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