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worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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charisma

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

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summary; digest

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guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)

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in someone (else's) name

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proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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such ... as; or some such

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

5

to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

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purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

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expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

5

arrest; apprehension; capture

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residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer

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summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

4

stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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intention; aim; design

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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to give a round of applause; to applaud

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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elbow

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involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

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