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cramped

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to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

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performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)

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to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

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script; screenplay; scenario

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difficult problem; challenge

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

3

death (of a person)

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sitting cross-legged

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wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee

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always; all the time

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hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

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generation; lifetime; age

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

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this (very thing); this precisely

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climax; uprush; bulge

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immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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eyes mismatched in colour (color)

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Walpurgis

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immortal; undying; indestructible

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to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

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outside measurements

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purulent blood; blood from an open wound or sore

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kaleidoscope

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automatic

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strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident

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easy to use

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with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly

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one's share; one's portion

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to have one's horizons broadened

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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faraway; far-off

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Tower of Babel

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to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

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flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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the very picture of ...

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to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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