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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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women and children

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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work; job; labor; work

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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that sort of; like that

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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thank you; thanks

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bye; see you later

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lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside; clumsy

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

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cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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to be silent; to say nothing

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lead (Pb)

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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nose

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

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