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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

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authority; power; influence

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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however

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mass communication; mass media

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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the end

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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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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opening and shutting; opening and closing

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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what to do

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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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brains; brain tissue

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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

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end; close; termination

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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report; information

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forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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to have the nerve to

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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accidental shooting

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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countless; incalculable

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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