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Industrial Revolution

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internal combustion engine

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importance; seriousness

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measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

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defensive

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attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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defense; defence; defensive preparations

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declaration; statement

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to count on; to anticipate; to expect

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annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

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to be or remain always on hand

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to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

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diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

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to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

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reproduction; duplication; reprinting

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industrial science

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

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forevermore; for eternity

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to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

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stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

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only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made

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seller; vendor

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absolute advantage

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to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

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change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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going through; going via; going by way of

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foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture

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odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

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in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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(received) present; gift

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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employee; servant

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

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lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

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