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sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

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spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

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exiting a room

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lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity

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to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

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being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face

2

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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contrastive

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negotiation

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donor; contributor; provider

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peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged

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at a young age; while still young

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selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

3

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

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reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement

3

to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

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reason; cause; history; origin

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to distinguish oneself; to stand out

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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to cease; to stop; to be over

3

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

3

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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desk

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to fall prostrate

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completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

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still more; especially

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(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account

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however; because; as

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work; business; company; study

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dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)

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to succeed; to bear fruit

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent

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meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

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to blush; to redden

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to take by surprise

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back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

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acting; performance

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apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed

2

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

2

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

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worry; fear; anxiety; concern

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

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