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pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

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gentle; mild-mannered

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

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one way or the other; either way

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to embrace

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

4

to fade; to become dim

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feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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(your) time

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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to glare at; to scowl at

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to sew on

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desk; copy editor

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lounge suite

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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you (plural)

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good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

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ago; since; before; previous

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

6

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

2

sealed letter

2

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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to break the seal

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

to hand over; to surrender

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eviction

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leaving one's seat

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care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

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inspection; observation

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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not yet known; unknown; strange

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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political

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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ordinance-designated city

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example; precedent; case

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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government service; the bureaucracy

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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