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to slide down; to slip down

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kneeling

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to wrap up

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lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

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thanks; gratitude

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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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early morning; early hours; early in the morning

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

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knife

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

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yesterday

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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to hide; to conceal

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each; every

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satisfactory; decent

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

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to realize; to realise

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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self-consciousness; self-awareness

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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what to do

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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secret; secrecy

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(a) few; some; several

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

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social status; social position

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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recent years

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organization chart; organisation chart

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reform; renovation

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

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to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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