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taking measurements

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countess

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supplementary explanation

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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tape measure

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around the neck; neck size (measurement)

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waist; girth; measurement around waist

1

notebook; account book; register

2

uniform

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civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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made-to-order; custom-made

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coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed

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lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

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(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)

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to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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to divide into three (parts); to trisect

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

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excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)

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old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

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spaghetti

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brand new; fresh

1

separation; divorce

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to show

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loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in

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social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism

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to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

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large-breed dog

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bloodhound

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to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible

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value; worth; virtue; blessing

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above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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cathedral

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to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

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if not ...; unless ...

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looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

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to finger; to tamper (with)

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inscrutable; incomprehensible

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sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

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to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

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original home; birthplace; originator

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cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

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currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away

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ocean fish; saltwater fish

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night air; stillness of night; cool evening

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