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take a peak
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katsaista
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judging by
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päätellen jstk
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briefly
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lyhyesti
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to collect data
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kerätä tietoa
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to have a silver lining
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omistaa hyvä puoli
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a step in the right direction
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askel oikeaan suuntaan
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to give sth credence
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antaa jlk uskottavuutta
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to take sbs word for sth
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uskoa jnk sanaan
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for medical reasons
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lääketieteellisistä syistä
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to have a hard time doing sth
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olla vaikeaa tehdä jtk
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it's been a while now since
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siitä on kauan kun
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to show signs of sth
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näyttää merkkejä jstk
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pressing
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kiireinen, ajankohtainen
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recession
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taantuma
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strain
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vaiva
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indulge
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hemmotella
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gross domestic product
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bruttokansantuote
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consumer spending
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kulutus
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consumer confidence
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kuluttajien itsevarmuus
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to bottom out
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käydä pohjalla
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personnel
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staff
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scheme
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a systematic plan for course of action
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mortgage
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a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed, mort gaige
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expertise
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ability, competence
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affluent
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prosperous, wealthy
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unprecedented
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bizarre, unheard-of
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mortar
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cement
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field of commerce
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business
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compulsion
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a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act,
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entice
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tempt, lure, enticier
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sustenance
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means of sustaining life, nourishment.
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forgo
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to abstain or refrain from; do without
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policy
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principle, rule
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to be on the table of sb
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to be on sbs agenda
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deprivation
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lacking
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to gnaw
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to bite or chew consistently
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to attain
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to acchieve, to reach
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halt
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to stop
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concise
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expressing much in a few words
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field
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a sphere of activity, interest, etc., especially within a particular business or profession
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value added tax
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goods and services tax, VAT
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recovery
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restoration or return to any former and better state or condition
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interest rate
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the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
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domestic market
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domestic trade
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wage earner
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a person who works for wages
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income tax
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tax on wage
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elude
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to avoid or escpe by means of trickery, cleverness or speed
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foster
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favor, instigate
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school of thought
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a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group
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enforce
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to impose (a course of action) upon a person: The doctor enforced a strict dietary regimen.
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telltale
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revealing
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precondition
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something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result
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peer
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a person who is equal from the refrance frame of the beholder
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alongside
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with sth
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to broadcast
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to indicate unwittingly to another (one's next action)
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to put one's foot in it
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to say something by accident which embarrasses or upsets someone
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lie through one's teeth
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to lie grossly or maliciously
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accompany sth
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to go along or in company with; join in action:
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finding
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discovery
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a fit of the giggles
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a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease, especially one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness
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stimulus
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something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought etc.
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prone
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having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable
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gradually
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rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination
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prospective
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potential, likely, or expected
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heartily
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in a hearty manner; cordially
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to exhibit
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to offer or expose to view; to manifest or display
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to promote
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to help or encourage to exist or flourish
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to shed light on sth
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to reveal something about something; to clarify something
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on average
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typically
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in the same vein
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likewise, relatedly
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awareness
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the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness
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empathy
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the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another
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instinct
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an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species
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response
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any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus.
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subconscious
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existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness
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behaviour
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the action, reaction, or functioning of a system, under normal or specified circumstances
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guilt
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a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined
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phase
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a stage in a process of change or development
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shame
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the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another
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tendency
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an inclination, bent, or predisposition to something
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