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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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

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receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

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to grow fat

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)

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wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

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(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut

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going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

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(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

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to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way

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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

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to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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wishful thinking

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victim (esp. someone killed); casualty

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all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!

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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

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broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

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exception

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to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

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to fit; to suit

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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bad habit; harm; my; our

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peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days

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stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly

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covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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yourself; himself; herself

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anything and everything; just about everything

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briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

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Net idol

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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human; human-like; as a person

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)

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reluctant; hesitant

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immediately; at once; instantly

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removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning

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paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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