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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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to get between; to be caught in

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belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

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crosswise

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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personality; character; individuality; personhood

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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what; what?; hey!

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

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particularly; only; in the case of

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

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very; extremely; excessively

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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no way; no chance

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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sense of values; values; value system

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to be helpful; to be useful

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well, I must admit ...

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(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

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maybe; could be; might

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to smash up; to defeat crushingly

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to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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shiveringly

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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chaps; skin fissure

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rather than (do ...)

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

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whole story; full picture; full particulars

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