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after many twists and turns; after much trouble

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to appear all together; to be all present

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nations; states

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to covet; to lust for

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waste; extravagance

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flood of emotions; many thoughts

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many times

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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the front

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

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roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file

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large fire

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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right to decide; having say (in a decision)

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intimate; close

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surveillance network

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several times; once or twice

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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marginal profits

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a throw; a fall

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imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity

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to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

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to begin to tremble

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the people; citizens; the populace

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to make sure of the truth

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innocent; not guilty; harmless

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right and wrong

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from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

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what day; how many days

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rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

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abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

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offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart

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(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote

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in that way; like that; that way

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to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

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to shove in; to push in; to force in

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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complementation; supplementation; completion

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to try one's strength

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destroyer

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trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

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to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly

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ostentation; show; affectation

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ancient time; age of the gods

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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event; phenomenon; matter

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to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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anchor

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manyfold

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