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accomplice; conspirator; cohort

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to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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successor

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I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

1

to re-wrap

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raid; attack; assault

2

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)

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financial affairs

2

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

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privileged class

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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law; rule; precept; Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)

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to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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secretary (government); director; chief

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to grumble about something (trivial)

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ten years; decade

2

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

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absolute secrecy

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document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

4

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

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embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes

4

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

2

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

headwind; head wind

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burning off a field (in early spring)

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tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce

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public funds

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to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

2

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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excess flesh; surplus fat; flab

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drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling

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to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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