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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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love affair

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backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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on countless occasions; many a time

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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lecture hall; lecture room

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to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

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comfortable; carefree

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allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

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redistribution

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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state of progress

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quality

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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(written) proposal

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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to cool down one's anger

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point in question (at issue)

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final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement

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short break; breather

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naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to take the initiative

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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ambition; aspiration

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explicit

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delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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difficult situation

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overall

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charismatic

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active; dynamic; behavioural

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to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood

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to become familiar (to one's ears)

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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or something

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(linguistic) competence; language capability

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assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

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see you; bye; ciao

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