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rather than

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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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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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to bring someone along

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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what to do

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

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in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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easygoing person

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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to stand stock still

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

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without a moment's delay

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the (four) limbs; arms and legs

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landing

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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to be torn off; to come off

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right behind

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one revolution; one rotation

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sole of foot

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

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bare feet

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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