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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

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to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

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owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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pride; boast

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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burn; scald

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

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goodbye; farewell; so long

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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how dare ...; how could ...

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to go; to come

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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hence; for that reason

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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trade; business; occupation; profession; job

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

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surprise attack; ambush

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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wood (for building); lumber; timber

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

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