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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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to have (something) innate; to be born with

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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several weeks; a few weeks

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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rank; standing

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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granddaughter

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to the end; to the last

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to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

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intentional; on purpose

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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is that so?

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to prohibit

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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conservatives

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liking; taste; choice

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

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in those days

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heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

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to view the past with nostalgia

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distant look; faraway look

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to send in

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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to stare back at; to look back at

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to shed light; to cast light

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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to turn one's face away

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behind one's back

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no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

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proportion

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

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misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

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to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

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to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

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stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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report; information

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