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getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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memory; sense; experience

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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10,000,000; ten million

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100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8

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amount of money; sum

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leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price

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fixed content; settled matter; done deal

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to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

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without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

2

fatal; lethal

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money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber

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price; cost

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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payment in kind

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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granary

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to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

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killing two birds with one stone

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

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to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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low voice; whisper

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to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

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