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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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private; personal life; (one's) privacy

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first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

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ruler; measure

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flashback

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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battlefield; battleground

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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acting; performance

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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comical

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now; come (now); well

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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public; official

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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process; course; mechanism

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regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

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important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

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direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

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to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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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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taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency

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to kill one's enemy (opponent)

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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silent; mute; dumb

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

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natural (ability)

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one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

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to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out

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honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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