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seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

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direct hit

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kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

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crater; pockmark

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no way to do; nothing can be done

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

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cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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full view; plain sight; completely visible

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ouch!

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revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

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serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

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absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

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Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

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claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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armoring; armouring; armor; armour

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disappointment; despair

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every evening; night after night

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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excessive; immoderate

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to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

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(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement

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the best; ideal

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completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

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the deceased; deaths; persons killed

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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devastating; catastrophic; crushing

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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balance

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to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

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each other; one another

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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common front; united front

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killing; murder

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treatment (of a person); dealing with

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