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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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spring break; spring vacation

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taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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election; selection; choice

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most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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firm refusal

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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15th day of the month; 15 days

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once in a lifetime; once in one's life

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detour; roundabout way

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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unseasonable; out-of-season

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to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

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long distance relationship

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direct connection; direct link

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test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

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to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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lack of experience

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in detail; with great care; completely; fully

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

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to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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day before yesterday

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

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(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

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end; conclusion

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intercom

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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late at night

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suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

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to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

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not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving

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ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

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flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

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short; brief

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all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention

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to die; to ascend to heaven

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not care; not caring

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to waste time

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ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)

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decoration; ornament; trimmings

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knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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