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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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fair; fare; fear

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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to writhe (in agony)

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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weakening

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mighty; powerful

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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nothing but; none other than

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operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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feeble

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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I can tell you; heh

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

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acting; performance

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meaning; called; said

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

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outline; summary; gist; basic points

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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myself

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financial power; financial means; wealth

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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