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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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(electric) torch; flashlight

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soldering iron

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disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

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toolbox

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driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver

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multimeter; multitester; volt-ohm-milliammeter

1

cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

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scientist

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to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

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magazine; journal; periodical

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appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

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meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)

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to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

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to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up

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metal

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solder; pewter

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wiring

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adherence; sticking (to); fixation

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substitution

1

distant look; faraway look

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hero

3

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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great gathering

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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to rest one's chin in one's hands

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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psychopath

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

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difference; discrepancy; variation

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flock of sheep

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to kill; to beat to death

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deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

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chopsticks

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