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overwork; strain

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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cough; ahem

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

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a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash

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to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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to seize; to grab; to collar

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

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doorbell

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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to open (one's eyes) wide

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

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only; merely; but; no more than

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

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to take command; to give direction

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to

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Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis

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Mount McKinley

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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

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some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

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employment; hire

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judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

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each; every; all

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division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

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purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

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green; greenery; verdure

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crab

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arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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