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not bad; not half bad; pretty good

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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quiet; still; calm

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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older sister and younger brother

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confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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this person; he; she

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what

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whirlwind

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study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

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heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

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later (on); afterwards

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to mail a letter

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king's younger sister

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efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

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capture; seizure

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to smile (at someone)

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

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breakfast

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with a thump; (hanging) straight down

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

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seventeen; 17

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management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

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seven

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(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

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guard; convoy; escort

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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corner; nook

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to look towards

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display shelf; display case

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(sense of) presence

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

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we; us

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crossing a mountain

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moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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