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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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devoted husband

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

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derailment; digression; deviation

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to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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eloquence; fluency (of speech)

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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tales of one's travels

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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wish; desire; ambition; choice

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to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

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stress interview

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

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expenses; disbursements

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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immediately; at once; instantly

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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stealthily; secretly

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one eyebrow

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entrance examination

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manufacturing cost; production cost

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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is that so?

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

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not worth considering; out of the question

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we; us

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trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

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postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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abrupt; sudden

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sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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thank you

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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the very best; utmost

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the coming days

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passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

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to be relieved; to feel relieved

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