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an old hand

inexperienced

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turn a blind eye to

pay attention to

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3

abide by

violate

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clear

confusing

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pay through the nose

spend a small amount of money

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tightened

relaxed

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fruitful

unproductive

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string out

shorten

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lightly

with serious consideration

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10

swallowed

unleashed

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off the beaten track

well-known

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12

coincidence

contrast

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frowned upon

supported

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hopeless

capable

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in two shakes

slowly

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behind closed doors

publicly

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wired

collected

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green

skillful

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credit

disapproval

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biased

disinterested

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understandable

unintelligible

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dismissed

considered

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on hand

inaccessible

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take him on

dismiss him

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uninitiated

expert

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evoked

dispelled

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unpack

complicate

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concrete

indefinite

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consent

objection

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obliged

free

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wet behind the ears

full of experience

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revealed

concealed

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snowed under with

free from

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break the mold

remain constant

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substantial

in little amount

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eventually

at first

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social

shy

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taken for a ride

treated with sincerity

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39

husband

waste

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had a soft spot for

hated

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burden

benefit

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lost my nerve

was determined to go ahead

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sanguine

pessimistic

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kicked it into touch

approved it

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obstinate

flexible

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as fit as a fiddle

weak

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get my goat

please me

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obey

ignore

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work against the clock

work slowly

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is no joke

straightforward

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at a loose end

occupied

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brought in

abolished

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inconclusive

definite

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unexpected

can be predicted

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joy

grief

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cheerfully

gloomily

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at the drop of a hat

hesitantly

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successive

inconsecutive

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in the very seventh heaven

extremely depressed

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complicated

comprehensible

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made history

was quickly forgotten un unheard of history

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expertise

inexperience

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afforestation

deforestation

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adversely

negatively

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got cold feet

stayed confident

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without any financial support

depending money from others

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likewise

conversely

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big-headed

modest

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beat them hollow

lost the game

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other fish to fry

some more important things to do

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get clear

figure out

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resilient

make a slow recovery

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too thick on the ground

rare

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pull down

maintain

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are entilted to

are refused the right to

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lofty

humble

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build up

decrease

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inaccessible

approachable

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keen on

bored with

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terrified

excited

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eventually

previously

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had a whale of time

felt disappointed

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strenuous

half-hearted

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questionable

honest

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sth else

terrible or bad

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light-hearted

sorrowful

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knew it by heart

was ignorant of it

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contaminated

purified

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turned his head

make him ashamed

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90

the apples of his eye

the things that he dislikes

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conservative

progressive

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truthful

dishonest

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made light of

completely ignored

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fell behind in his payments

kept up in his payments

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affluent

poor

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been out of touch with

kept contact with

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irritable

uncomfortable

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