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so-and-so; who?; which people?

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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mother

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to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

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comparatively; relatively

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

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plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

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to need not go

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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even

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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friend; companion

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high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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confused; flustered; at a loss

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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granddaughter

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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to have in one's dreams

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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order; command; directions; instructions

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loitering on the way; wayside grass

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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hunter; huntsman

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to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

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(something) one does not really mean; insincere

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apology

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grandchild

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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face; looks; vestiges; trace

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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way of talking; speaking style

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(not) very; (not) much

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good boy; good girl

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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