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extreme; extremity

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

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to take a class

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skill

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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studio

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investment; contribution; financing

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planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

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funds; capital

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agent; agency

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manufacture; production

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committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

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actually; really

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

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most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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written oath; covenant; pledge

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realistic; pragmatic

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

degree of difficulty

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

more than anything; above all else

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to have one's horizons broadened

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to realize; to realise

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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shock; impact; crash

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space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

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without

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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(not) merely; (not) simply

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to be satisfied

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speed

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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clear; bright; sunny

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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