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to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

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to stoop; to bend over

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to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out

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(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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

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busy (phone)

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

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unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

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seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

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easy task; no problem

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invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)

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portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)

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demon of ill health; disease

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stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

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to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

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likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

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pushy; pushing; self-assertive

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governor; leader; ruler

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sludge; slime; chemical ooze

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thought; idea; conception

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bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

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innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

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karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

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peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

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to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

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beside; nearby

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to dig out; to pick up

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playing in the mud; playing with mud

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blue sky

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grave-robbing

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to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

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force of a fire; force of flames

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to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise

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red rust

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grave (pit)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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to be fated; to be linked by fate

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guess; conjecture

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completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about

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maker; builder; creator; farmer

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unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

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cupboard; sideboard

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to congratulate; to celebrate

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rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

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to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

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anger; wrath

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