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causing difficulties or work
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burdensome
feeling sad and guilty
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remorseful
to break a law or moral rule
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transgress
to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way
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vent (give vent to sth)
to try to satisfy a need, especially one that is not popular or not generally acceptable
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cater to sb/sth
a clever, dishonest way of avoiding something
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dodge
a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly
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grievance
to try to make a bad situation better
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salvage
unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people
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callous
something you say to tell someone you are grateful to them when they have been kind to you
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bless you
to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you
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insist on doing sth
a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has been paid
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stamp
a tool for putting a mark on an object either by printing on it or pushing into it, or the mark made in this way
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stamp
If you ..., you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed completely
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be back to square one
great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain
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torment
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except
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sheer
extremely steep; almost vertical
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sheer
the fact of being a father
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paternity
a small case usually made of leather and fixed on a belt or a strap, used for carrying a gun
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holster
having a row of sharp points along the edge
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serrated
an insect covered by a hard case at the stage of development before it becomes a moth or butterfly with wings, or the case itself
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chrysalis
a person who regularly eats and drinks more than is needed
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glutton
to eat something quickly and eagerly
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scoff
to interrupt a conversation in order to say something
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