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graciously; respectfully

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to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

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small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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to purse one's lips

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stifled (laughter); simmering

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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state of confusion

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personal history; background; career

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be; is

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occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

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food; food products; foodstuffs

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first in, first out; FIFO

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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concession; conciliation; compromise

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to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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one month

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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empress dowager

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to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

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hallucination; illusion

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convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

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details; particulars; everything; every last detail

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to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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to leave one's seat

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profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity

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woman; girl

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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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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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a help; assistance

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

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impoliteness

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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