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(telephone) receiver

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adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with

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age; era; period; date

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itch; itching

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aim; goal; prospect; outlook

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

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30th day of the month; 30 days

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scrape-scrape; with a scraping sound

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sunlight filtering through trees

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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to skin; to peel

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making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)

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sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

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to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

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sandal

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genre; category; kind

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dining table

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proviso

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skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell

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ginkgo nut; gingko nut

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crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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sprouts; new shoots; young buds

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treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

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trip; excursion; outing

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small plate; small dish

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lobster

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evening sun; setting sun

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the road home

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huge mound; heap; pile

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salt water; brine

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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freshwater fish

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big catch (fishing); good haul

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health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset

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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

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central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to punish; to penalize; to penalise

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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Stegosaurus

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin

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to carry around; to carry on one's person

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coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

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abuse; curse; swearing; insult

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negative emotions; negative feelings

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