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hearsay

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valuable article; valuables

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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revenge

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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at any rate; anyhow

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

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crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

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cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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you

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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right; privilege

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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contract; compact; agreement

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I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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realism

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ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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personal history; career

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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