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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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portable safe; portable cash box

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technical term; terminology; jargon

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front-row sets; ringside seats

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perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength

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piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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almost not able (to do something)

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swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing

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soap

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

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having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

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talkative person; gossip

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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dustpan

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locker; rocker; rock'n'roller

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polite; respectful; reverent

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to push open

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lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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petal

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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reuse

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to twitch

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flood; flooding

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impossible

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toilet paper; lavatory paper

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(about) medium; middle; average

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to burrow through; to dig through

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assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator

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to suspect

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strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly

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to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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to sit at ease

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retina

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to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

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scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

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to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

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