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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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precipice; cliff; bluff

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your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea

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indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization

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to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

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whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

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special; extraordinary

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natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent

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multiplication

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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acrobatics

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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body; body blow (in boxing)

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to be tired of hearing

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I; we

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idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

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throat

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company

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to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

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fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

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to make plans

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once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

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do-or-die game; crucial contest

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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granule

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amino acid

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supplement

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long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

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for peace of mind

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

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caffeine

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losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

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big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

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peg

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stage; performance

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Michael; Maikl; Mykel

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one's superior's anger; imperial wrath

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