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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

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to stand stock still

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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having a weakness for fine clothes

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every time; each round

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

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making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

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adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

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if I (we, etc.) could

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to rack one's brains

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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runner-up; second (in a race)

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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both

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to be finished; to be completed; to be done

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unveiling; debut; introduction

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

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to entertain; to treat

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tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

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first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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dining together; mess

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great lie; falsehood

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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real thing; original; actual

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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well bucket

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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each time

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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