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precious; valuable

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

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dozens; scores of; decades

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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angry voice

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to do as one wishes; to act as one wills

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

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everyone; one and all

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misunderstanding

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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eye color; eye colour

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to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

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that's so, however ...

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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very interesting; of great interest

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north side; north bank

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plain; moor; prairie

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

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to be transparent; to show through

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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to carry away

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efficient

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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to continue (to say)

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round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

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choices; alternatives; options

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corner; nook; recess

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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land route; overland route; by land; overland

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thousands; several thousand

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progress

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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prediction; estimation

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

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