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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

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to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person

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checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers

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with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper

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peridot

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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shifting gears

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highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable

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three cheers

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to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

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indulging in every possible luxury

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good bye; I'm off; see you later

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capture; arrest

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sky blue

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jealousy; envy

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to dodge; to evade

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

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great eater; glutton

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the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman

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guilty

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just managing; with great difficulty

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harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate

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to sew in

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study abroad destination

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to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

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cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

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stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

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first thing in the afternoon

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is never the case; has never happened

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blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

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to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

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after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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matching; networking

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money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber

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plain; plane

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cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

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precocious; precocious child

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light purple

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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to make oneself pleasant to everybody

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French toast

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to make oneself available (free)

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sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

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persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

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to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

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to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up

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high-ranking; senior

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