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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

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in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

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to accompany; to go with; to go together

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smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

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washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

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gargling; rinsing one's mouth

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to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

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straight; as the crow flies

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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warmth

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(indoor) heating

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kettle

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the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

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to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)

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helper; assistant; help

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

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to get change back; to be more than enough

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plantation

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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selling off; disposal by sale; sale

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to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

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necessary evil

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borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter

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lender; creditor; landlord

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gambling

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morals

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tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

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cotton

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censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

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act of mercy; helping another person

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to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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year in, year out; always; 24-7

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winter solstice

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(period of) a year; during an era

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several times (as large, over)

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