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means; is; as for

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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expression; looks

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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with a grin

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

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region; limits; stage; level

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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to change one's mind

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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vivid; clear; distinct

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left; left hand side

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

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gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures

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astronomical telescope

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to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

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to concern; to be related

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all; every

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(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)

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encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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plastic

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cape (on coast)

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grains of sand

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messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy

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museum

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keyboard

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mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth

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(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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refrigerator; fridge

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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individual; private person; personal; private

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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to hang; to hang up

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tea caddy

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to spread one's wings

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