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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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such-and-such a place

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

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infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

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chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

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excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

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to the best of my ability, poor though it be

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to throw away

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thickness; partiality

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difference; variation; difference

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although

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good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

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to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

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divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism

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founder of a religious sect

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but; however; although

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Soviet Russia

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very; extremely; that is

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come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

2

many people; a large number of people

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soviet; Soviet Union

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

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to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with

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pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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to hit hard; to strike hard

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to fly around; to scatter

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

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to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

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to be able to do; to be capable of doing

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to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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so far as

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original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

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almost all; nearly all

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originality

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halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

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political system

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metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

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nonpayment of tribute

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deviation; departure; (accidental) omission

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whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

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suicide

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