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smiling face

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secret funds

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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big shot; higher-ups

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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one month

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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research results

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

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results of a scientific investigation; findings

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

3

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

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bullet (from a rifle)

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evidence; exhibit

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(ammunition) cartridge; shell case

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polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

2

court; courthouse

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careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

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authenticity; credibility

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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evidence; an exhibit

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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professional killer; hit man

4

from here; from this place

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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that's the way it is; such is life

4

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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now that; since; so long as; because

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

4

considerably; fairly; quite

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

that is to say; so that means

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ago; since; before; previous

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state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

3

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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going together

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appearance; figure; shape; form

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