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to become; to amount to

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that's so, however ...

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

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cooperation; collaboration

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progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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smooth

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to take time

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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favour; favor

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this occasion; at this time; now

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to (do) like this

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work; job; labor; work

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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that sort of; like that

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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mixed; mingled

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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like that; so

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vice; immorality; corruption

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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way; method; means; resource; course

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Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

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piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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report; paper; reportage

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

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just a minute; small quantity

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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still; as yet; as of old

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to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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