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soon; before long; shortly thereafter

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Wales

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grain (1-7000 of a pound, approx. 64.80 mg); grain (wheat, etc.)

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north

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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not only

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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most important

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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how much; how many; to what extent

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sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

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to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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had better ...; may as well ...

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)

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to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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a bit more; a bit longer

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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rubbing one's hands together

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to show in; to usher in

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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(the thing) itself

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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to put to trial; to argue in court

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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time; pause; space; room

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to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

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muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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mistake; error; blunder

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to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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