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new book; new publication

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as usual

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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basket; basketball; basket cloth

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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written invitation

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(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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planning; project; plan; design

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signature

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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easily

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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acting; performance

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vicious circle; vicious cycle

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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throughout the body

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to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

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sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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way; method; means; resource; course

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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to subsist; to keep on living

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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