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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

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course; route; path; process; means

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

2

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

6

report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

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big shot; higher-ups

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as far as I know

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priest; minister; pastor

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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to cross swords (with)

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

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spearhead

5

four handed performance (on the piano)

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bullet; shot; shell

8

war situation; progress of a battle

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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scratch; graze; abrasion

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only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

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to disappear; to vanish

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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to be conceited

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one's best interests; one's own good

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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to shake off

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to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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appearance; figure; shape; form

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control

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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