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Translation glossary: English grammar, irony, metaphor

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"How do you Figure?"How do you come to that conclusion? 
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(Joseph was her) ityou're it, US colloquial expresson/child's game 
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80 percent of success is showing up80 percent of success is in the process of arriving to start 
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a crime of unspoken criticisma crime of thought or intention without an overt act 
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a five-piecefive pieces of chicken 
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a fulfilling sense of closuresense of a problem fully resolved 
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a future time _______ the sun no longer shines brightlya future time where 
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a good manWilliam Lloyd Garrison is the good man in this context 
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a or thethe. Used with proper noun in certain circumstances. 
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a pillar of intensitya standard of intense concentraton 
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a thousand times a fool but not in her roomin thousand times and places a fool, but in her room she was not a fool 
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acuity of patientsrefers to the patients who need acute care 
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Adding Up the Benefitsproviding benefits that keep adding up 
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All Good Things Come to an Endany experience that is good will not last forever 
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All Sexed Upexagerated but as a double meaning here 
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are common at either end of the scalecan occur at the upper or lower age boundaries 
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at the edgeedge, on edge, edgy or edgey used ironically 
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Average interest-earning assetsaverage of interest-earning assets 
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ÆneasAeneas, same name 
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“All honourable guys had started in Intelligence Service”All decent people got their start in intelligence. 
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bankabilityability to get financing as a technical term in solar industry 
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Batsquatchquatch seems to be always used to be funny 
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before the judgewhey they appeared in front of the judge to be married 
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behaviorial clues e.g. writingmood changes that may be revealed in written communication 
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benefitsservice or payment to which you are entitled 
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bridgingjoining both 
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bring to the taskcontribute to the task 
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brown paperpaper on which a working analysis is mounted physically or metaphorically 
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Burst timetime until seams, closures or fabric bursts 
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cap and trade legislationa law which limit greenhouse gas and creates a market 
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Carry backthe owner finances the sales to the buyer 
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Cash-by-mail companiesCompanies which make loans and send the loan funds by mail 
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Causes concern for man...can be dangerous for human beings 
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CDBCoughing and deep breathing 
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cfcompare or consult 
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channel your inner drill sergeant and screaminvoke or call up an image of a drill sergeant and shout very loudly 
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close periodclosing period 
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coquetry, coquettishflirting. used with men and women 
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credit billcredit invoice or statement 
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deep and experienced teamteam with experience & in-depth knowledge or capabilities 
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Define their own canvasset their own methods/environment for accomplishing work 
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Define their own canvasset their own methods/environment for accomplishing work 
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deliver a lesson or speechdeliver a speech 
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demnition grinda hard and lonely life 
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detailed reporttypes of reports and types of transactions 
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disclosurereporting to authorities 
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Does Not a Good Test Makedoes not make a good test 
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double-checkerverifier 
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dry-rottedbrittle from drying out 
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dynamics for patient and clinicianthe dynamics/interactive events that lead to the self muiliation for the patient and the clinician 
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