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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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each other; one another

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speeding up; speed-up

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qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

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without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

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be; is

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beginning; outset; first; onset

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

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three; 3

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continuation; succession; series; continuous

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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bold; daring; audacious

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shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

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pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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buoy; lifebuoy

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to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

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moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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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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The Birdcage

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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

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play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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next; then; after that

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in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

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

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polygon

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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Delta Force (US Army unit)

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improved version; variant (of a pathogen)

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force; the Force (in Star Wars)

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