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merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

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return to school

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several years; a few years

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lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched

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sperm; spermatozoon

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passage; paragraph

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

3

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick

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full nelson

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coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

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savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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twitching

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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to pay

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inside pocket

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to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

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toddling; taking tottering steps

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slender

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bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)

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binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage

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immoral; illicit; unethical

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obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd

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subterranean tunnel

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girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil

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to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment

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overhaul; reconditioning

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stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

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serious

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uvula

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hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic female characters

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great joy; delight; jubilation

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roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

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bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

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good timing

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intelligence

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diagonal

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to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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to be fulfilled; to be satisfied

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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cost; expense

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unnecessary; unneeded

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