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orchestra member; musician

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by any standard; (not) even as flattery

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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worst case

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snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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performer; player

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self-assertion

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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goddess; female deity

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Muse; one's muse

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technical; practical

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poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

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to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

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protest; refutation; pleading

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launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

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veil

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rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

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iron pot; kettle

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scrap

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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realistic; graphic; true to life

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fresh wound; fresh bruise

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to give an impression; to make an impression

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restoration; repair; mending

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to be found; to be discovered

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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reddish brown; rufous

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to rally; to make a comeback

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scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

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to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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main thread (of a story)

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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richly colored; richly coloured

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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sly; cunning; crafty

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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