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to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

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short story

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pre-

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one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

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to yield; to give way to; to make way for

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in succession; one after another

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trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder

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office

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documentary

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staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

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feigned ignorance

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cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

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friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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leading figure; influential figure; mogul

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freelance writer

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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memoirs; reminiscences

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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split end of hair

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comic featuring male homosexuality

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to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

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tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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money

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stress relief; getting rid of stress

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

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to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

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government office; agency; board

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Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix

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being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

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slight earthquake

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horse's length

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valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

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next; then; after that

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way

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useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed

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erotic video game

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know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles

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ascertainment

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