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well done; good job

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dry cleaning

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

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weekend; Saturday and Sunday

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snapping (e.g. branch)

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to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

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so much; so; like that

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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practice; practising; training; study

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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how long; how far; how much

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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similar to; like

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

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delivery; transfer; hand-over

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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rubber bullet

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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bringing up; raising

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to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

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fate; destiny; lot

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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to knock down; to defeat

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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each; every; all

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self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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to take (be in) charge of

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