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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

lately; recently; these days

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irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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washing-up; dish-washing

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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it may be because

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to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out

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discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict

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none of your business; not your concern

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as you know; as we know

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outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms

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little by little; bit by bit

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nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream

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to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

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expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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pill; lozenge; tablet

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semi-transparent; translucent

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capsule

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(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

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to swallow; to gulp down

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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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key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term

2

structural formula

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encryption; encoding; encipherment

1

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

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gist; main point

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slaughter; massacre

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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restoration; repair; mending

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commander

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superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

1

what sort; what kind

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original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

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return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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one life; one's life; one order; one command

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to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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

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administration (of medicine); giving medication

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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