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nagging and squabbling

nameless and obscure


narrow and timorous


natural and spontaneous


nauseous and disgusting


neatness and propriety


necessarily and essentially


needs and demands


nefarious and malevolent


negations and contradictions


neglect and evade


negotiate and bargain


nerve and fiber


neutral and colorless


nicety and precision


nimble and airy


noble and powerful


nodding and blinking


noisy and scurrilous [scurrilous = vulgar, coarse, abusive language]


nonsense and absurdity


nooks and corners


notable and conspicuous


noted and distinguished


noteworthy and intelligible


notoriety and prominence


nourish and foster


novelty and freshness


novice and ignoramus


nucleus and beginning


nugatory and ineffectual [nugatory = no importance; trifling]


nullify and destroy


number and variety


numerous and important

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