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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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scientist

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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disguise; masquerade

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that's a different matter; that's a different story

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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worst-ever; history's worst

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perfect; complete; flawless

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)

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for your information; I'm telling you

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anyone and everyone; anybody at all

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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hippy; hippie

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to take off one's glasses

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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as (somebody) says

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lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)

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ship in a bottle

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mum; mom; mummy; the missus

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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flower pattern

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piece of cloth

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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trauma (usu. psychological)

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wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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sense of sight; vision

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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to make eye contact

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more than usual

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

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portrait

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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sandal

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unskilled; not very good at

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

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schoolgirl; female student

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