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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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still; even now; to this day

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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thought; consideration; thinking

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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this and that; one thing or another

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guess; conjecture

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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motivation

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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private; personal life; (one's) privacy

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no comment

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performer; entertainer; celebrity

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embarrassing; awkward

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to shake one's head

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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to build up a hypothesis

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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fatal; lethal

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equilibrium; good balance; poise

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loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

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to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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root; source; origin; cause

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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difference; discrepancy; variation

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whether or not

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at any rate; anyhow

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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angle

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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fake smile; false smile

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wide difference; a world of difference

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being all smiles with joy

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very

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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