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to keep balance

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eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

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lubrication; smoothness

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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paint; coating; varnish

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this kind

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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principle of leverage

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

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many colors; many colours

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cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

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summertime; summer season

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escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)

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pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

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nonresistance

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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revenge

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rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

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precedent

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expenses; disbursements

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diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)

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to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

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inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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modest; humble

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good luck!; all the best

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less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)

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settlement; solution; resolution

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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first experience (of something); first sexual experience

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4th day of the month; four days

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)

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tissue; facial tissue

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five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)

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to swarm; to gather

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