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to go ahead; to pull ahead

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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guess; conjecture

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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to press a question; to cross-examine

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odds and ends; all; every

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bright; intelligent

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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companion

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chamberlain

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leading person; foremost figure

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

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like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood

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prison; penitentiary

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flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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residence

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blunder; bungle; gaffe

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(process of) elimination

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to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

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to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive

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greed; worldly or materialistic desires

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to be smeared; to be covered

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manners and customs; folkways; usage

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people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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to Google; to search for information on the WWW

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original author (of a work)

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falcon; Falcon (missile)

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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Judea (southern Palestine); Jews

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tradition; legend

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usurpation

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

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gluttony; satiation; engorgement

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lending and borrowing

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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