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borrowing; debt; loan

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ten times; tenfold

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

grape; grapevine

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

to begin to drink

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hey; say; look

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awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

1

frankly speaking

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

audiobook; talking book

1

literature

3

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

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cryptography; cryptographic theory

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate

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mum; mom; mummy; the missus

2

another; different; something else

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2

ancestor

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pornography; porn; porno

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medium; media

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

restoration; repair; mending

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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back cover

1

list price; regular price; established price

1

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash

4

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

1

long; drawn-out; very long

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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