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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos

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camera

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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one's home; one's house

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transmission; sending

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very interesting; of great interest

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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disk

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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until now; so far; up to the present

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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I; me

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to solicit; to demand; to extort

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blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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contract; compact; agreement

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end; close; termination

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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target

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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freedom; liberty

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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