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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

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passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

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decision; settlement; definition

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gist; main point

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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talkative

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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the same generation; coeval

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to taste; to try (food or drink)

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recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

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rebellious; defiant

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all; everything

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reproachful; hateful; bitter

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

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every morning

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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third floor

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along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

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hoodlum; ruffian

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to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

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freedom; liberty

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

cough; ahem

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

6

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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as always; as usual

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ribbon

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make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

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to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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beautiful girl

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one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

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