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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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personal history; curriculum vitae; resume

4

maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

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capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

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criminal; culprit

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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leisure time; idle moment

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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

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client; requester

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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thank you; thanks

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easy; simple; plain

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reputation; respectability; honour; honor

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sofa; couch

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to sit (down)

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blonde

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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coming; going

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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several sheets (flat objects)

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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some people; a few people; several people

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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crime; offence; offense

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seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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intervention

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distinction; discrimination

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line

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to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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to begin to speak

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five; 5

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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joint resource; shared resource

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

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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man; male; masculine gender

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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