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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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to get on; to climb on

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half day

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to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle

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snakelike; snaky; serpentine

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

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investment

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

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10,000,000,000; ten billion

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to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

society; the world; the times

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interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

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accomplice; cohort

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unreasonable demand

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

3

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

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letter; missive; note; mail

2

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

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to surface

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age; years

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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age difference; disparity in age; age gap

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

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funds; capital

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-th (e.g. one fifth)

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(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

2

incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

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in this manner; in this way; like this

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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(being in) the black; surplus; black letter

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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large amount of money; great cost

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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that's a different matter; that's a different story

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(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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door; gate; opening; title page

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