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to employ; to hire; to charter

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how old?; what age?

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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less than ...; smaller ...

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

14; fourteen

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further; above; anymore

4

actual age; true age

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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during the war

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to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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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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bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

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degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

8

inefficient

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

2

eight; 8

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to be needed; to be wanted

5

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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place; room; margin; scope

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

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poor; lame; ill-prepared

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

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knife

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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pressure

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slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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unexpected; surprising

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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to pay respect (to)

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ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

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title; name; degree

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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even now; still; as yet

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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approval; endorsement

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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