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to look down on; to condescend

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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humor; humour

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detective

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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humiliating

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copybook; model; pattern

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from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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meaningless; pointless

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direct

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desk

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pink

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table

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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face

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trivial matter

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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to trample; to crush underfoot

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porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)

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to pin a crime on

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redundancy; superfluity; useless addition

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to tumble down; to roll down

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

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academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)

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self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk

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love affair

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to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

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wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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warning; advice

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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