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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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half a year; six months

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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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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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

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to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

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leather-covered

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sofa; couch

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interview (e.g. for a job)

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to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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one's person; around one's person

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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available; usable

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advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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cash bonus; reward; bounty

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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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large amount of money; great cost

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public order; public peace; public security; law and order

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slum

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slave; servant; slavery

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market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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something like ...; something called ...

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having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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