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the more one looks (at it) the more ...

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to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

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even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

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moth

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boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

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not yet; un-

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broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

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sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

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freighter (vessel); cargo ship

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without an appointment

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to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

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to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife

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bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

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doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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accident; emergency; calamity

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dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

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you (plural)

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firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

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prohibition; ban; embargo

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direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

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gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

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having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

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automaton; automata

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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

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to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw

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two minutes

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some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

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to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up

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to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

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something left in charge

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to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

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to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

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disturbance; riot; mayhem

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having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

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lifesaver; person who saved one's life

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