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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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to listen again; to ask again

1

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

2

cocoon

2

India

2

brink; critical moment

1

satisfactory; decent

2

if you insist (on it)

1

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

employment (long term); hire

1

(a) look; gaze

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

older brother; elder brother

5

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

1

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

1

to get dry

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

affectation; pretension

2

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

2

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

2

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

3

pen

1

penmanship; calligraphy

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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Inbau

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

(medical) doctor; physician

1

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

2

to strike dead; to beat to death

2

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

human body

3

profound mystery

1

human intellect; knowledge

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

1

one way or the other; either way

2

safety first (principle)

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

3

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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