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very interesting; of great interest

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to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind

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artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

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formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

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to survive; to live long

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Plantae; plant kingdom

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knowledge; information; opinion; view

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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dozens; scores of; decades

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junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

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walking heavily; lumbering

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favorite; favourite; pet

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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recommendation; endorsement

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

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inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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to forbid; to ban; to prohibit

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to smile

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displeasure; offense; offence; disliking

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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whining (to get one's way); tantrum

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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faraway; far-off

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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max; maximum; to the max

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something (or other)

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noisy; confused; uproarious

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in one's senses; sane

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senility; dotage; decrepitude

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limit; bounds

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

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