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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

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dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

2

sun; saint; San (people); son

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straight flush

2

pair; pair-oared boat

2

to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to

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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one

2

hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment

2

to find it hard to say

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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one pair (poker)

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according to plan; as planned; on target

3

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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two pair (poker)

2

to play one's trump card

2

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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queen

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to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

wounded; injured

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three-of-a-kind (poker hand)

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Q; q

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without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this

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unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

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criminal nature; criminality

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

2

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

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of no interest; not interested

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policy; measure

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audience; attendance; hearers

1

longshoreman; stevedore

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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future; possible; potential; prospective

2

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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

2

to besmirch; to sully

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to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

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racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

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hot-water supply

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alternative means (alternate); alternative method

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hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier

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to state; to express; to mention

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