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it hasn't been long since

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

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idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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this year; this fiscal year; this school year

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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enumeration; citation; listing

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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but; however; provided that

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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Basic Instinct (1992 film)

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to do

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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to nip (something) in the bud

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folding one's arms

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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investment

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ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

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Sir

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yessir; yes, sir

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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spirit; heart; disposition

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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(act of) writing on a blackboard

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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evidence; proof

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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competition; contest

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

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starting up (e.g. business, computer)

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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ardor; enthusiasm

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starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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