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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance

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no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

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every year; yearly; annually

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

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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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to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

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abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

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reset; fresh start; new beginning

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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great lie; falsehood

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adoration; admiration; devotion

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blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

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rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

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oh; ah

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seeming sad

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to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

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not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

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Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album)

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in one's imagination

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remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm

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to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

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to be (doing)

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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crowd; throng

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emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

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(the) whole face

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

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cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone

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blow; shock; strike; batting

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for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off

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vengeance; revenge; retaliation

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to intervene; to stop (something)

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

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selfish; asking too much

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to force back; to jostle

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

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wrench; spanner

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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matter; item; facts

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