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educational standards

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income; receipts; revenue

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qualitative difference; disparity; gap

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

2

from the beginning; from scratch

1

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

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unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

funds; capital

1

public funds

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

1

suffrage; the right to vote

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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bluff

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

silent; solemn; quiet

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fixed content; settled matter; done deal

1

moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

1

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

1

personal funds; one's own money; self-funding

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

2

to grasp tightly

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idea

4

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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irresponsibility

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benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

holdings; property

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owner

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from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

3

valuable article; valuables

1

concealment

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

to commit a crime; to do evil

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to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

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to think of; to come up with

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disorder; chaos; confusion

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urban areas; the streets; town; city

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rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

2

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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to distract one's attention

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