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appointing to a responsible post; making much of

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ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

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to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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pigeon; dove

3

manner of using one's hands

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writer

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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to vomit; to spit out

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

2

accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect

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intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

1

to smoke a cigarette

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book title

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affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

1

element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum

1

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

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no comment

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

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logic; logical

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in line with this; therefore

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sign and seal

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and; thereupon; because of that

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defense; defence; protecting; preventing

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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to (do) like this

2

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

1

single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)

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mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)

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in the background; not standing out

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national literature

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short (of a person)

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

3

to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully

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supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation

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the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

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classmate

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research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)

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intercollegiate; intercollegiate game; intercollegiate competition

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

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clan

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gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

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expedition

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sense of stability

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