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Inflection

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A change in the intonation of a speaker, emphasis, stress
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Cognate

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Related to one another

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Diminutive

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Уменьшительно-ласкательное

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A level playing field

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Fair game rules for everyone, no advantage over anyone

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By fair means or foul

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All is fair in love and war

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Mend fences

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Try to improve a difficult relationship you have with someone

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Eat crow

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Be forced to do something humiliating

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Beat the rap

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Evade punishment

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Talk out of both sides of one’s mouth

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Be untruthful, dishonest

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10
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Keep the wolf from the door

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Succeed is providing for your family

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Throw the book at someone

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Give the most austere punishment possible

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12
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Put/take stock in

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Place importance/set great store by

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13
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Give somebody the axe

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Expel somebody

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14
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Pass the buck

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Shift responsibility

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15
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Cut the Gordian knot

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Solve a problem in a straightforward way

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