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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

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stale; hackneyed; clichéd

2

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

2

parody

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once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person

1

experiential; empirical; experimental

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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nape (of the neck); nucha

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progress

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unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless

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low blood pressure

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maybe; could be; might

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if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

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emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

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berserk

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macho; muscular man

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improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

1

acceptance

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laughing matter

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enumeration; citation; listing

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

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lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure

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small bird; little bird

2

fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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why

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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furthermore; even more

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paper

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hey there; I say; see here

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insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion

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illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece

3

pinup

5

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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all over; all over the place; everywhere

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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to shine; to glitter

2

seeing at a distance

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video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)

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wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

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