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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

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journalist

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

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punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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poison

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duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

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rook (chess piece)

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to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

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passage; path; route; one's way

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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fire fighting; extinguishing a fire

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(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

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creed; doctrine; dogma

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tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means

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preliminary arrangements; spade work

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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sense of pain

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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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moonlit night

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to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

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good news

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privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

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defeating in an instant; instant kill

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holy knight

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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appearing all together

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being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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prison

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bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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mallee (var. of eucalyptus)

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pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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battleship

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four

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returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

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to scatter away; to vanish

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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quest; pursuit; search

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I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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(written) contract; agreement

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