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corpse; dead person

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failure; mistake; blunder

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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to have (something) innate; to be born with

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derivation; development; offshoot

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imagination; supposition

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creative

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apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

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sexual act; sexual intercourse

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to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

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even if I told you

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murder for pleasure; lust murder

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to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

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to lose sight of; to miss

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Russia

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reference; allusion

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to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

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to succeed; to bear fruit

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

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whenever you want; any time you like

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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taking part (in planning); participation

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both sides; two sides; double-sided

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to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

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compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

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perfect; perfect game

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balance; equilibrium

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has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)

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before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

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any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

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erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction

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firm promise; definite promise

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to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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intelligence operative; spy

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from the beginning; from scratch

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good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding

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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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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

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criminal investigation

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