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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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pressure

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anything and everything; just about everything

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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irritable; bad-tempered

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(sudden) evening shower (rain)

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zebra

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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birth; creation; formation

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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never again

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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(a) few; some; several

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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moon; month

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moonlight; moonbeam

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light; faint; pale; fleeting

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sightseeing; tourism

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prayer; supplication

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jet black

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meditation; contemplation

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double

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strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

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storm; windstorm; gale

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torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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juice; sap; soup; broth

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to discharge (e.g. effluent)

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of course; certainly; naturally

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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forehead; brow

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to perspire; to sweat

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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dagger

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underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

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in this way; like this

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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saliva; spit; sputum

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means; is; as for

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