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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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crystal ball

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to be at a loss for words

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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to begin to speak

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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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ornament; decoration

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scriptures; canon; teaching guide

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inconvenient

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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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ridiculous; odd

3

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

2

seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

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over-familiar

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

great lie; falsehood

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to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

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core; core; hardcore; all-out

3

serious; severe; grave; acute

2

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

3

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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research institution

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to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

3

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

3

to fill a hole with earth

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from out of nowhere; from who knows where

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deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

you (plural)

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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guard; convoy; escort

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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