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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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first match (in a series)

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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book; volume

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

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acceleration; speeding up

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almost; roughly; approximately

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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to put on airs; to assume importance

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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professor; teaching; instruction

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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one's possessions; ownership

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

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one's person

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percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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individual; private person; personal; private

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count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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peaceful

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

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heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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private funds; own funds; private property

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to put into effect; to put into practice

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at least; at most; (even) just

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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