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listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

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weak; sickly

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

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(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

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evening; night; nighttime

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

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convenient

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notice; notification

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courteous; decorous; polite

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

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troublesome; annoying; complicated

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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casual speech; peer language; informal language

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striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

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trial; judgement; judgment

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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death penalty; capital punishment

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escalation

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coup d'état; coup

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criminal insurrection

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applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

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wall; fence

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gallows

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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in history; ever; historical

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ransom

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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delivery; transfer; hand-over

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

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to behave modestly

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to dishevel (hair)

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to arrive; to come to pass

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moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

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almighty; omnipotent

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thousands; several thousand

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tens of thousands

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

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sleeping face

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