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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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goods; article; thing

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to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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proud; elated

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to twist; to distort

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to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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containment

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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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dissection; autopsy; analysis

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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spirit; disposition

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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seedy-looking; thin

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to choose; to select

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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with a clink (click, clack)

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that is to say; so that means

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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to pick a fight

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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to happen to meet; to come across

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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valid; effective; yuko (judo)

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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to yell; to shout

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to look down on; to make light of

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we; us

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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annoying; provoking

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

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extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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superstition; superstitious belief

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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charm; incantation; spell; curse

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