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this piece; this work

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research institute; (research) laboratory

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connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

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plan; design; layout

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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mine

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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to kill each other

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suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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founding of a nation

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poor hearing

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nobody can win against advancing age

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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to cling

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sediment; earth and sand

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sensible; sensuous; intuitive

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bed

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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oof; ough; ulp

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easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

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sharp voice

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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brains; brain tissue

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shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake

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to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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