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making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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listener's role

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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reliance; dependence

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to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

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army corps; corps

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication

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journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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total exhaustion

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data processing; data handling

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endgame; final stage

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to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

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to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep

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that sort of; like that

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full speed

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case (container); case (instance, situation); case

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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very loud volume; megavolume

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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amateur

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child; children

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ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out

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suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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patience; endurance; perseverance

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to wipe; to dry

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little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe

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to have a terrible time; to have a hard time

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to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

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to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

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to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

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falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep

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to walk noisily; to walk loudly

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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