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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

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emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

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moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

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permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)

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good at fighting; usually wins a fight

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quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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one's weak point

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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vanity; vainglory

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person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

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tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

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(not) one

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not one

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no hope of getting ahead

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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leavings; leftovers

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

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great person; eminent figure

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

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this and that; one thing or another

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borrowed thing

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

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quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

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strong person; the strong; the powerful

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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a long time ago

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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miscellaneous matters

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jack of all trades, master of none

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to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced

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rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

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dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

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steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

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highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

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grinning; smirking

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