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able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

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to kick over; to kick down

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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high level

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frequency; rate of occurrence

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cause; origin

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groundless; entirely contrary to fact

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to cast a sharp glance

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(feeling of) identification; sense of unity

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literature; books (reference); document

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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the best; ideal

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solution; way out

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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brand new; fresh

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demotion; downgrading

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one's younger days; when one was young

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diary; journal

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undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck

2

small box; casket

1

will; testament; last request

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having high information content; informative

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palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

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counter for books; volume

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whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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content-free chat; idle gossip

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good gracious; oh my

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rule; regulation

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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crowd; turnout

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trip; excursion; outing

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how many people

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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assistance; backing; reinforcements

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to overdo; to do too much

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one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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illegitimate child

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lineage; pedigree; family line

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gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

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