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design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

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discarding; firing (an employee)

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forwarding agency; express company

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shipping company; freight company; transport company

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easy to use

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-fold; -ply

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emergency exit light; guide light

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lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

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meter; gauge

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to look around; to tour

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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to settle down

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for this reason

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composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

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idle; useless

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eavesdropping; tapping

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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romanticist; romantic; dreamer

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absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

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poet

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ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

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wild beast; wild animal; brute

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warning shot

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rapid-fire

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deceleration

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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firing line

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bow (of boat); prow; stem

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unqualified; without qualifications

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

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perfect; complete; flawless

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cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

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falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

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enemy plane

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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care; precaution; guarding; caution

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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(making) a round of inspection; patrolling

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