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Roger Bannister

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medical student

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neurology; neurology department

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medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor

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training (esp. in-service); induction course

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service; duty; work

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leaving early

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Oxford

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running; tank top

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spiked shoes; spikes; cleats; boots (soccer, rugby, etc.)

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to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

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mile

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Bannister

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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Oxford University

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to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary

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prize; trophy

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spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

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windy; windswept; blowy

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evening; dusk

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Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu

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Brasher

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Chataway

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opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

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pacemaker; pacesetter

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cheer; shout of joy

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consequently; as a result

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dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

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retirement; resignation

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Australia

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John Landy

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Landi; Lundy; Randi

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Finland

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jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

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to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

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holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)

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Morocco

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Hicham El Guerrouj

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baseball card

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cigarette

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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package

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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Honus Wagner

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rectangle; oblong

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sales promotion

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gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)

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chewing gum

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top; upper garment

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