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fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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payment in kind

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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through a (computer, etc.) screen

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one full year

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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to single out

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best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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the end (of); powder

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already; time flies

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change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

3

whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)

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crowd of people

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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smallish; on the small side

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pair; pair-oared boat

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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how long; how far; how much

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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machine parts; machinery; equipment

2

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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assistance; aid; support

2

personal funds; one's own money; self-funding

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a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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apology; excuse

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diagnosis and treatment; medical care

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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classmate

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping

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smartphone; smart phone

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that sort of; like that

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to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

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remote diagnosis

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equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

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something; nothing (with neg. verb)

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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to choose; to select

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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