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falconer; hawker

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n-storied building

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apartment building; housing complex

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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family tree; pedigree; genealogy

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to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate

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escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)

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failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

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prison term

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possessed of a strong sense of duty

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to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

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other; another; over; more than; I; me

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prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging

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to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

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including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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work of art

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cost; expense

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income and expenditure

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winner; victor; conqueror

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bon voyage!; have a nice trip!

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slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight

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combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket

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in someone (else's) name

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accompanying note

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ribbon

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sincerity; good faith

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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hundred battles; many battles

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shrub; shrubbery

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new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch

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croissant

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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diverse; various

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to cheer up

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to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)

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independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan

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individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play

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(being) over capacity; overloaded; overcrowded; overbooked; oversubscribed

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to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

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assassin

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attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

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to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others

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distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm

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