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common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

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introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part

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history repeats itself

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

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formulaic; official

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entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

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misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

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running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

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grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed

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leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

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anger; wrath

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

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smallish; on the small side

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money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)

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society; company; the public; the world

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dome-shaped

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results; record; grades; marks

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throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock

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synergy

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supreme; sublime; highest

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useless; futile; vain

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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to blow down upon

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finish; end; completion; result

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uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark

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new era; new period; new age; new epoch

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fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

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to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

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hiding one's embarrassment

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national interest

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to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

windy; windswept; blowy

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(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory

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one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

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lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

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anti-aircraft weapon

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to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

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unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

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reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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railroad; railway; rail transport

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flight (plane)

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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