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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position

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(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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stamp; seal

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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the end

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch

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if; in case; supposing

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

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loss; going missing

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived

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potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

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tradition; legend; folklore

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school term; semester

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end of term

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examination; consideration; test; quiz

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one person's portion

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

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to smash violently; to crush

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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results; record; grades; marks

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight

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mobile telephone; cellular telephone

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suspect (person)

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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fact; truth; reality

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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