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to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

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to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

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netizen; cybercitizen; Internet user

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explosive power

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to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

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to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

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unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

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chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

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collecting; assembling

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merry-go-round; carousel

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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only recently; just of late

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to go into a huddle

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to come to see; to come and see; to visit

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meteor swarm; meteor shower

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for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off

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star

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to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

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twins; twin

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three-year-old; triplets

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sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)

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nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

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planet; dark horse; surprise contender

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good (place to leave off); convenient

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to grow old; to age

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery

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(husband and wife) both working; dual income

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portrait of a deceased person

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

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introverted; withdrawn

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shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

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annoying; noisy; strict

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inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

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upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

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by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

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the reason is that ...; because

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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bullying; teasing

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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amiable; affable

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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secondary sex characteristic

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unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

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match (for lighting a fire)

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