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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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polite; respectful; reverent

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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person; member

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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treating (someone) like an object

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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main question; real issue at hand

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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to straighten oneself

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UN Security Council

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opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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should not; must not

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birth

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military secret

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exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

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one end; an end; part; fragment

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to speak flamboyantly

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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(deeply held) resentment

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

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to form a group; to form a bunch

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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paper

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roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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flush; blush

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corporal

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to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

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fixtures; furnishings; equipment

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international law; law of nations

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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new recruit; conscript

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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