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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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oh!; oh?; my!

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what do you want?; can I help you?

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to find it hard to say

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period of time; time slot; time zone

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just a little

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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broke; skint

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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the other day; a few days ago

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female university student; female college student

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garments; attire

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was

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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robbery; robbery case; burglary

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indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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blow; hit; stroke

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money and goods

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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professional

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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hit; strike; blow

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poor; lame; ill-prepared

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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