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slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

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closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly

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gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats

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quick-drying property (of clothing, etc.)

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hooting; jeering; heckling

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot

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to tame; to win over

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to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

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to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

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with a start; with a jump

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to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

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low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

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spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning

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restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety

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puffed up; plump

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to be too short

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able to change

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otherwise; or else; if not

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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another; different; separate; discrete

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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hereabouts; around there; that area

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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midnight; 12am

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point in time; occasion

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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same size; actual size; same scale

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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(clinical) thermometer

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autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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kit

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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to mind; to care; to worry

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

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producer (film, TV, etc.); program director; peritoneal dialysis; panic disorder; public domain; physical distribution

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rectum

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(police) detective

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to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

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