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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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how; in what way; by what means

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

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easy to make; easy to do

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work; job; labor; work

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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feeling; mood

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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dancer (usu. female)

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success; prosperity; boom

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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show; exhibition; spectacle

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let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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for this reason

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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normal practice; proper practice

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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directly opposite; right in front

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unexpected; surprising

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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surprise attack

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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battlefield; battleground

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if; in case; supposing

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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portion; section; part

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