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1
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pale from poor health

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sallow

pallid

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paleness

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pallor

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pangs of guilt

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scruples

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partner in crime

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accomplice

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5
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partying

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revelry

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passionate

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emphatic

fervent

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passive

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diffident

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patience

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forbearance

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pay attention to

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heed

take note of

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peers

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counterparts

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pen name

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pseudonym

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penalty

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sanction

punitive action

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13
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penis like

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phallic

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14
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people walking by

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passers-by

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per person

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per capita

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per year

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per annum

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perfect example

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a paragon

the archetype of

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perfect timing

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opportune

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19
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permanent

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irrevocable

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permanently

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indelibly

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permeable

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pervious

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perpetual

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perennial

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23
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persistance

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tenacity

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24
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persistent

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unrelenting

unremitting

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25
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persuade not to

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dissuade

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petty thing

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trifling matter

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27
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phone

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contrived

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28
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phrases

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verbiage

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29
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pick through

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rifle through

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picky

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finical

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piece

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remnant

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32
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pithy sayings

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adage

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33
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pivotal event

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watershed moment

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34
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place of storage

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repository

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35
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plain

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nondescript

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pleasure seeker

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plenty of

38
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pompously learned

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poor

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indigent

impoverished

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pornographic

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possible outcomes

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contingencies

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possibly

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presumably

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possess (has)

44
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power

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influence
agency
means

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powerful

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formidable

46
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powerless

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inert

impotent

47
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practical aspects

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practicalities

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practical

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praise

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predatory

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predacious

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preditorial behavior

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preference

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predilection

penchant

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prejudice

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provincialism

preconceived view

54
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prestige

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pretend

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pretend to be sick

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pretending to

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feigning

under the pretense of

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prevent

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hinder
thwart
obviate

59
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private parts

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nether regions

60
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procedures

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formalities

61
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productive

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prodigious

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promote

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cultivate
foster
propogate

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pronounce

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proportional

65
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prove innocent

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absolve

exonerate

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provide with equipment

67
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provide you with

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public shame

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pucker

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punish

71
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punishing actions

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punitive actions

72
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pure

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unadulterated

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push

74
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pushed down on

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bore down upon

75
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put down

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put forth

77
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put in place

78
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put on hold

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hold in abeyance

79
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put together

80
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put up with

81
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puzzling

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enigmatic

inexplicable

82
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qualified

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well credentialed

83
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question

84
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quick look

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a cursory reading

85
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quickly

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with deliberate speed

86
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quiet

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restrained

reserved

87
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quirk

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eccentricity

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