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crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

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authenticity; credibility

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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ancestor

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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imitation; copying

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joke

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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periodic; regular; routine

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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somehow; for some reason or other

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out-of-body experience

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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to have time free; to have time to spare

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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jealousy; envy

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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solution; solution strategy

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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ash; ashes

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of no interest; not interested

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wooden box; wooden crate

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use; service; purpose

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to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

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purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

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wire; wire rope

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before now; hitherto

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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to invite; to call out

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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