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faculty of humanities

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inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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extensive knowledge; erudition

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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management

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to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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university graduate; having graduated from university

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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refutation; rebuttal; retort

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place; room; margin; scope

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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academic background; academic credentials; academic record

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strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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foot-operated bellows; foot bellows

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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to feel ashamed; to be abashed

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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tomorrow; near future

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leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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hangover

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

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confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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new; fresh; novel

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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thank you

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the other day; a few days ago

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a little more

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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death; the next world; to pass away; to die

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chance; opportunity

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to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

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