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precarious situation; precarious state

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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already; now; no longer; not any more

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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intimidation; threat; bluster

2

voice; cry; shout

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

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equilibrium; balance

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

4

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

baby; infant

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

3

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness

5

to lose sight of; to miss

1

prize money; monetary award; reward

5

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

(very) beginning; start

2

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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profiting while others fight

1

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

1

don't you think?; indicates question

4

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

4

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

2

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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four

2

to tear off

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

eleven o'clock

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-th (e.g. one fifth)

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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