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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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judge; appraiser

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even; but; however

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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to buy; to purchase

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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was; were

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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isn't that right?

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however; but

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

3

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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he; she; that guy

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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desert

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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strange; weird

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

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to build; to construct

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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I can tell you; heh

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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