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A1; top class; best quality goods

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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cortex

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(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision

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auditory nerve; auditory nerves

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character string

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cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture

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disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

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as promised

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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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corpse; dead person

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conscience

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exchange; conversion

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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entreaty to a deity

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to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

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to throw into

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

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tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)

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anti-tank

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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replica

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fog; mist; spray

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atomizing; spraying

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stun

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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to fire into; to shoot into

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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shooting range; firing range

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grip

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slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

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rave reviews; extremely high praise

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to throw away

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canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

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to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer

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stun grenade

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with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

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destination to save to; save location (for a file)

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USB; universal serial bus; USB flash drive; USB memory stick

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belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

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on the occasion of

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bit; bit (of a drill, screwdriver, etc.)

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