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n.
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1) fabric, 2) tissue
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exp.
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you should know, you should be aware, you should understand, you should know this, make no mistake
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adv.
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the whys and wherefores
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adv.
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the sooner the better
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vi.
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balance the pros and the cons
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vi.
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balance the pros and the cons
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vi.
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risk everything
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vi.
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risk everything
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vi.
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balance the pros and the cons
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vi.
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return good for evil
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vi.
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return good for evil
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vi.
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risk everything
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vi.
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blow hot and cold
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adv.
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for better or for worse
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adv.
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if you can do the big things, you can do the little things as well
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adv.
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the sun shines for one and all
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adv.
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for better or for worse
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exp.
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we're bordering ridiculous, we're on the verge of ridicule
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adv.
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one's man meat is an other man's poison
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adv.
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one man's meat is another man's poison
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exp.
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headquartered in/at, with headquarters in/at
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adv.
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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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adv.
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in for a penny, in for a pound
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v.
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gather one's troops, recall one's team
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nf.
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UNCTAD
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nf.
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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adv.
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everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds
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exp.
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I'm telling it to you straight
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