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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

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almost; nearly; close to

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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shady; underhanded; questionable

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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evidence; proof

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

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absolute secrecy

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distant relative

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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sanctions; punishment

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

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wax

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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a moment ago; just now

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armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

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mealtime

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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angle

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to turn one's back to

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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that; the matter in question

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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forelock; bangs

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

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iris (of the eye)

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pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

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sun

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room light; interior light

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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temple (side of head)

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this and that; one thing or another

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