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without

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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long-cherished dream

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to harm one's health

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antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

thick voice

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration

1

one's house; one's home; one's family; house

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Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

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yourself; himself; herself

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(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly

1

difficult

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collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

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full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

1

both elbows

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

to understand each other

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retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

1

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

1

(lesson in) tough love

1

account book; register; ledger

1

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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cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric

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oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment

2

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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not understanding; not knowing

1

indescribable

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trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

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normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

1

to be hazy; to be misty

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

4

grey; gray

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(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom

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gentle; mild; meek; tender

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to doubt one's own eyes

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representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

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producer (film, TV, etc.)

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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