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fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

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grandpa; granddad

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casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat

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age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

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pedal

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landline telephone; fixed-line telephone

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beak; bill

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win; victory

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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to sit for an examination

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last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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secret; private; surreptitious

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in; on; at; during; in the condition of

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unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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successor

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personification; impersonation; embodiment

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Moirai; the Fates

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Greek mythology

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ability to think up names; knack for naming things

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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no, not like that (but like this)

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minute; fine; detailed; subtle

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carbon fiber; carbon fibre

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

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fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

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high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated

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composite material

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aluminum; aluminium

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alloy

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stiffness; rigidity

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chassis

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shape; form

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

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completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

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last night

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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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Ethan

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doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog

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sailor; marine

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scouting party; patrol

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enlistment

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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Norfolk (UK)

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headquarters

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human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort

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