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the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

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pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back

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dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically

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correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)

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food texture; mouthfeel

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tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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cub

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rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules

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finger flick to the forehead

4

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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technique; method

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totally willing; fully motivated

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event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)

1

plan; arrangements

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

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destiny

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to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

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throttle

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beggar; begging

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tip; gratuity; alms

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to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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acupuncturist

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to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on

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what number

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smallish; on the small side

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously

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custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

to give an order

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

1

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

1

completely disregarding

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

turnover rate (merchandise, capital)

1

dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

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staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look

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to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

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sisterly love; affection between sisters

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

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to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

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to give rein to (imagination)

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

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classification; categorization; sorting

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omnivorous

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