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not counting(expression, idiom, nonaddition subtraction)
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out of pocket(expression, idiom, loss, debt)
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plus
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secondary(adjective, light, slight, low, importance)
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small(adjective, light, slight, poor, low)
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subordinate(adjective, light, slight, low, importance)
2
take away(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
unreached
2
vacuous(adjective, empty, unintelligent)
1
abatement
1
adrift(confused, out, hidden, lost, missing)
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aside from(expression, bar, save, lacking, except)
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astray(confused, out, hidden, lost, unchangeable)
1
at sea(expression, out, hidden, lost, missing)
1
average(lower, mediocre, compensation, substandard)
1
back seat(expression, lower, importance, mediocre, secondary)
1
bar(trouble, difficulty, save, lacking, except)
1
bare(poor, insufficient, deficient, scarce, lacking)
1
be deficient in(verb, want, need, require, lack)
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