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watery grave (metaphor)

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Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)

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Trafalgar

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gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner

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preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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grey moustache; white beard

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slaughter; massacre

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it serves you right

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monkey

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sailor; marine

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escape hatch; escape door

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to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

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sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser

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going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

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to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

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new era; new period; new age; new epoch

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

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prologue; preface

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something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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rookie

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to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

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drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics

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fundamental; basic

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wounded person; injured person

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hero; great man

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service area

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capacity; volume

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to be manageable; to be able to handle

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fierce fighting

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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extinction; annihilation; destruction

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pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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enemy attack; enemy raid

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trusting too much; overestimating ability

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without; unless; have to do

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unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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damn kids

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condition; situation; prospects

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higher rank; better position

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fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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