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just because; even if; even though

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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the second time

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woodman's hatchet

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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ditch; drain; gutter; trench

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to throw away; to dispose

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to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad

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being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

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lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

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wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)

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to catch a cold

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cellar; basement

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enshrinement; installation (of an image)

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famous; fame

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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mass communication; mass media

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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to have a long life; to live a long time

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preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions

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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

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secondary account (on social media, etc.); second account; extra account; backup account

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hindsight-based opinion

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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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decision; determination

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track

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