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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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large tree; big tree; huge tree

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erosion; corrosion

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frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse

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large saw; framed pit saw

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to hang; to hang up

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question; query

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monocle; lorgnon

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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troublesome; pain in the butt

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to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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to take care of

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attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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400; four hundred

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unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

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tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

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Her Majesty the Queen

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previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

4

various reasons

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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silver (color, colour)

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self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

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personality; style; appearance

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to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

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quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

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belief; faith; conviction

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outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

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stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person

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to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

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to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

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wandering; roaming; drifting

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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rondo

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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status elevation; upgrading; promotion

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

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