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worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

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calculating

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also called

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private; personal life; (one's) privacy

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rare; uncommon; not often seen

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the good fortune to have been born male

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entry in family register

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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household economy; family finances

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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comprehension; understanding

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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approach; approach shot

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not understanding; not knowing

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tooth

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surface of the earth; ground surface

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

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neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline

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interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design

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rhyming game; play on words; pun

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expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

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text; textbook

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groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

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pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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to pass (examination)

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

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to be too late; to be too slow

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optimism; taking an optimistic view

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits

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maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

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to reread; to read again

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to get between; to be caught in

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someone (something) not to be trifled with

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to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

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to trust to luck

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examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)

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leaving to chance; leaving to fate

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itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

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