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quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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television personality; TV personality

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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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matter for the police; brush with the law

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appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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to punish; to penalize; to penalise

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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tone; manner of speaking

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

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boyfriend; male friend

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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(someone else's) parents; both parents

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undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability

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trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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acute ear; good ear

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to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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what sort; what kind

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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finding employment; getting a job

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superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

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looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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ten years; decade

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mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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to yield to temptation; to succumb

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket

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to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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to sniffle; to snivel

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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