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1
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be over the moon

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being extremely happy
-> first bike as present

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have a flair for

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being naturally good
-> first time golf and making hole

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go down to the wire

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until the last moment unclear
-> marathon, dont know winner until picture aalysis

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once in a blue moon

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very rarely happening

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stumped

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unable to answer
nagatively surprised

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(to) talk shop

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(to) talk about work

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firing on all cylinders

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powerful

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feeling under the weather

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not feeling good

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wires crossed

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being confused

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a marked man

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in danger of of smth. happening

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middle of nowhere

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nothing much around

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stuck between a rock and a hard place

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being in difficult situation with no good option

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has us over a barrel

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person has power to put someone in difficult situation

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docusoap

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entertaining program about real people

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shovelware

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useless application on electronic devices

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frankenfood

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genetically modified food

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voicejail

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taking forever to get a real person on the phone

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bowels

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part of the alimentary canal below the stomach

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enclose

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surround or close off on all sides

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fierce

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being fearless

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hardship

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severe suffering

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limb

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large branch of a tree

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thread

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long thin strand used in sewing

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tribe

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clan
group of people

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obtain

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get hold of in any way

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get

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receive smth.

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acquire

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get smth.

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receive

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being given

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procure

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obtain smth.

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tall

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measure of total lenth in the vertical plane

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big

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large in size or amount

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high

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relative measure between two points

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wealthy

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herited
no longer worries about money

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rich

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large amount of money earned

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loaded

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slang, having great deal of money

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affluent

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group or area having money

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prosperous

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successful in material terms

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promise

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declaration to do/ not do

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pledge

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solemn binding promise

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vow

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promise to perform

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oath

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promise made before someone

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42
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smell

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faculty or power of perceiving odours

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odour

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charactersistic smell good/ bad

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44
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fragrance

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quality of pleasant odour

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scent

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distinctive

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aroma

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distincitve/ persuasive and pleasant or savory smell

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bravery

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condition of being contatious

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courage

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quality of mind to face danger

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gallantry

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nobility of spirit

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boldness

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being fearless

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51
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valour

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great courage in the face of danger

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incense

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burning substance/ making someone angry

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53
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fait-accompli

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cannot be changed

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54
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bete-noire

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smth. I hate

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55
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cul-de-sac

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end of street
deadend

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56
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per annum

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yearly

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57
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de facto

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infact

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58
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bungalow

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one story house

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59
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chutney

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spicy jam

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cordon bleu

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very fine exquisite cusine

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vis-a-vis

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face to face

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62
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blase

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bored

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63
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ad lib

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to improvise

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64
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inter alia

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among other things

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65
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joie de vivre

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joy of life

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66
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carte blanche

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complete freedom

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67
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laissez-faire

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not to interfere

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68
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habeas corpus

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right to a trial

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69
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non sequitur

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statement not logical

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70
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juggernaut

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big truck

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71
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art nouveau

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movement in art 19th and early 20th century
Jugendstil

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Connoisseur/ connoisseuse

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person who has expert knowledge and keen discirmination in some field

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Debonaire

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pleasant and freindly in a cheerful way

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Epitome

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short statement of the mainpoints of a text;
person or thing that is representative or typical of a whole class

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Epithet

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adjective, noun, or phrase used to characterize some person or thing

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76
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ex officio

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by virtue of one’s office

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77
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ex post facto

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done or made afterward

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78
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femme fatale

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an alluring woman

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79
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habeas corpus

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any of various wrtis ordering a person to be brought before a court

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80
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harakiri

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ritual suicide by disembowlement, often practiced to avoid disgrace

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joie-de-vivre

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love of life

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82
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kamikaze

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suicide attack by a Japanese airplane pilot in WW 2

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kudos

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credit or praise for an achievement

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liaison

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linking up of parts of a whole in order to bring about proper coordination of activities

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nom-de-plume

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pen name

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persona nongrata

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unbidden person who is not well-liked or wanted by the powers that be

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savoir-faire

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ready knowledge of what to do or say

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savoir-vivre

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good manners

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89
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doctom boom

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an elaborate art project

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90
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bacchanalian

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being drunk

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91
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relationship fared

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worked as good as …

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92
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Holds him out as

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represents him

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93
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demented

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insane

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94
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curate

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decide about

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95
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fiddle with

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play with

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96
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large crevasse

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big gap/ big difference

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klieg lights of fame

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person of public

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98
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We are starting to camp out there

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not differentiating privacy and public

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99
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lay of the land

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exposing oneself

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100
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sift through

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skipping through

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egotism

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only about ourself

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102
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voyeurism

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enjoyment seeing others in pain

103
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blogged their way through

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sharing their experience

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ordeal

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pain

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happen upon it

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same

106
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queries

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searches on the internet

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explicit

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defined

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worth cherishing

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respect others privacy

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anecdotes

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day to day experiences

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frankly

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honestly

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the valley

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exposing it on the internet

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disclosure rate in the long run

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exposing more and more online

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astound

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confuse

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predators

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bad people

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keep in check

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control what is being posted

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promise than peril

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more promise than danger

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probe

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researche

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blossom

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first being felt

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scuttling around

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crawling

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sparks flew

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connection

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peak

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at their highest

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monogamy with clandestine adultery

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secret end of a marriage

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swept away

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departing

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crave the intoxication

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crave the high

125
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as their first rush of infatuation fades

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first rush of being in love

126
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steps up

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raises

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heated infatuation induced by PEA

A

highest level of being in love

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gait and giggle

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act of persuasion

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yield up

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lift, come behind

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elude or grasp

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hide

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hollow

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empty space inside

132
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indicated

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pointed out

133
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falsification

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changing smth. to deceive

134
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insistence

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demanding smth. forecefully

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gullible

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easy tricked

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genuine patients

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legitimate

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the writing is on the wall

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clear smth. negative about to happen

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a narcotic withdrawal

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symptoms when no longer access to drug

139
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wincemakingly expensive

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shocking/ painful in visual way

140
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crackdown on

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take strong action against smth.

141
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strain

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genre

142
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space-smearing faster than light drives

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spaceships at light speed

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traverse

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cross over

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pejoratively

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uncomplimentary

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stun

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amaze

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the sublime

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awesome

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tranquility tinged

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peacefulness

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His fanzine

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paper by fans

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ter-jerkers

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emotional appeal

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yarn

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old

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whisker away from camp

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near to labour camp

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take a whack at it

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try to do smth.

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blast-scarred

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effected by explosion

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lumbering

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slow moving

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crewed working stiffs

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working for the paycheck

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sinister megacorporation

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evil giant company

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undergo a merger

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coming together

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eponymous

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mentioned in ..

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sleek, snouty

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smooth shining

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lopes

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move

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bided his time

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wait for proper opportunity

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blasé

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boring

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buggy

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full of error

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the bottom line is

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fundamental

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plausibility

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credibility

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physicality

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intellectuality

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lenient

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sparing, forgiving

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hubris

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arrogance

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with impunity

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exemption from punishment

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no stake in

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no interest in

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dwarfed by

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smaller

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probes

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explores

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in turn trumped by the brute enormity

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to be beaten by smth.

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ode to

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anthem

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all-encompassing

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wide, broad

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potent allure

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great appeal

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icy susurration of sorrow and snow

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icy whisper of fear

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goateed

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beard in form of goat

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bound in irons

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chained

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boreal

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northern

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stalwart

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sturdy

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vodka-fortified Russophiles

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admirer of Russia

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in their tracks

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right there in the moment

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sibir

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sound one makes when cold

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cackling babushka

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chatty grandma

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enamored

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amazed

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Seismologists

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scientists investing earthquakes

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Paleontologists

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scientists exploring animals with spines

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poke

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explore

190
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scour its pelagic plateaus

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clean higher platforms of ocean

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pristine

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natural

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mummified wooly mammoths

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remain of mammooths

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on a lark

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for fun

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offshoot

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detour

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iron curtain

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political meataphor for political boundary dividing Europe

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perestroika

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political de-orientation of the Russians

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dread

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feared

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expanses

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wilderness

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rutted traces

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deep narrow marks

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locales

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locations

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gulag

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system of labour camp in Soviet Union

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recounts

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telling someone about it

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surly

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bad tempered

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bum Renault van

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shabby car

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wry levity

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excessive

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Decembrists

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member of group Russian revolutionaries

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snuffed out

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wiped out

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tome

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book

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heed

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careful attention

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imponderable vastness

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unpredictable

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Managment gurus

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influence on business manager

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globe-trotting

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to travel the world

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sorely

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to a very high degree of intensity

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durable

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sustainable

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boasts

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act of talking with excessive pride

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gripping sequel

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exciting book/ film

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parochial

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restricted

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shun

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avoiding

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Business-to business

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send direct marketing to another business

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Company men

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employees who put allegiance to the company

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Hip youngsters

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very modern

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market niches

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defines product feature

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staid-sounding

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serious

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gobbled up

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used or wasted a lot

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snuff

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extinguish

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Flycatchers

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birds that catch insects

227
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spate

A

large number of simular things

228
Q

crime ridden

A

having high incidence of criminal activity

229
Q

uncelebrated

A

not publicly acclaimed

230
Q

sustained

A

continuing

231
Q

vast array

A

large range

232
Q

prosper

A

to succeed or make money

233
Q

rural backwaters

A

place that is isolated

234
Q

best and brightest

A

most skilled

235
Q

bulk

A

mass size

236
Q

dogged

A

stubborn

237
Q

subsidiaries

A

company belonging to another

238
Q

prosaic

A

average

239
Q

relentless

A

increasingly intense

240
Q

content to

A

state of satisfaction

241
Q

forewarned

A

tipped off ahead of time

242
Q

synonym for anger

A

ire

243
Q

synonym for modest

A

tame

244
Q

synonym for gap

A

gulf

245
Q

synonym for clothing

A

garb

246
Q

to soothe

A

to appease

247
Q

to oppose

A

stood up

248
Q

to show utter contempt for a religion

A

blasphemy

249
Q

synonym for harmless

A

benign

250
Q

gesture of respect for a religion

A

genuflect

251
Q

forbid and permit same time

A

sanction

252
Q

hypocrisy

A

double standard

253
Q

more than adequate

A

abundance

254
Q

randomly

A

arbitrarily

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