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toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

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class; heading; group; category

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

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bonsai; miniature potted plant

4

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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to be into something (e.g. a hobby)

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to compel; to force; to oblige

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

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favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

2

rival; competitor; competition

2

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

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(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout

6

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

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dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

3

by all means; at all costs

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to leak; to run out

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runner-up

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the very best; utmost

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to await; to wait for; to expect

3

reception room; parlor; parlour

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rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

2

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

polish (jewels); cultivation

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acquaintance

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

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rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. printing)

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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appearance; look; dress

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gentleman

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-like

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close haircut

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

3

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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