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stolen CDs
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bootleg CDs, liquor
inexpressible
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ineffable
make something in a hurry
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knock up eg. a building
to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
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suborn
put forward
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posit
the quality of being pleasing to the ear
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euphony
pay part of cost
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put down eg. a deposit
the complete range or scope of something
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gamut
existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden
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ulterior eg. motive
a lengthy or aggressive speech
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harangue
swindle
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swindle 60 million from the industry
bilk
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bilked me of 20 dollars
fleece
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fleece tourists
defraud
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defraud the bank of 60 million
subsidiarity
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the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level
language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms
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gobbledygook
gizmo
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a gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall
run through the pages
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riffle through the pages
consist in
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have sth as an essential part
arrive (informal)
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roll up for work
coppice
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cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth
the company began to coppice the woodland for conservation purposes
demand as being one's due or property
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lay claims to something

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