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result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)

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on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

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to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

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sum total; total amount

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this much; this amount

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matter for great congratulation

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

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to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

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more than friends, less than lovers

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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to wear out (something)

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the teaching profession; education of laity

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several years; a few years

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to begin to attend (e.g. school)

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falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

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complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

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twelve; 12; queen

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to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

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percent; per cent; percentage

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to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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happy memory; sweet memory

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

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to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

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scales; weighing machine

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weight; sinker

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to get on; to climb on

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exaggeration

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one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end

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to pry (open); to prise; to wrench

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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