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spare time; free time; leisure time

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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large biceps; well-developed biceps

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rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

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incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service

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social phenomenon

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to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer

1

prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist

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one's weak point

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to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)

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dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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feast for one's eyes

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sales message; sales copy

3

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

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display

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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ballot box

2

voting; poll

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to boost; to force up; to push up

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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covert action; covert operations

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projection

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

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to narrow; to reduce; to contract

2

steamer; steam cooker

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missing an opportunity; opportunity loss

1

opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration

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incorrigible; dogged

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historical play; period drama

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contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

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to become weak

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collaboration

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bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

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openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

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at last your time has come; I have found you at last

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science

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fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

3

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

2

to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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factor

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without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly

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outline; summary; gist; basic points

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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