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on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

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(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

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not caring; not giving a damn

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pair of lovers; couple

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recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

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secret messenger

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

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donation; contribution

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illicit love

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tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

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premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder

3

direct

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immediately following

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

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false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation

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flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick

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beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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younger; junior

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Annu; Anne

7

mallee (var. of eucalyptus)

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second marriage; remarriage

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

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favor; favour; affection

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as; because; with; due to

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

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birth

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hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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

1

sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

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wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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scholarly bent of mind

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(the thing) itself

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

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