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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

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disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)

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distant; cold; formal

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falsehood; lie

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frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully

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to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

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unimpressive; unimpressed

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doorknob; door knob; door handle

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extra; excess; surplus

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unnecessary; needless

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audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)

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device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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personal computer; PC

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radio

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)

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equality; impartiality; evenness

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contradiction; inconsistency

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dazzling; radiant

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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(a pair of) bookends

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subject; curriculum

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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(full-length) novel; long novel

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page; nth page; page ...

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fluorescence

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moonlight; moonbeam

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fluorescent paint

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that is to say; so that means

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the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset

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side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines

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partly open; in half bloom

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

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threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

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to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim

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