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bottleneck

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arms; weapon; ordnance

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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return to one's country

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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group (usu. of people)

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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settlement; solution; resolution

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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comprehension; understanding

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adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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future years; in (one's) later years

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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200; two hundred

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senior; older; elderly

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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measurement error; calculation error

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level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

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thinking back now

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

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act; deed; conduct

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victim

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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dream for the future; hopes for the future

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being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly

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work; job; labor; work

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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something like ...; something called ...

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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truth; real situation

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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