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waste of time

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shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

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to capture; to seize; to plunder

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Borkou (Chad)

6

upsilon

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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spot (where one was hit)

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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embarrassing; awkward

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to be; to exist

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one's native country; land of one's birth

1

down to earth; reasonable

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

1

mother

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foobar-style name for a dummy variable

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whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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recovery; undoing; recall

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a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

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to fight to the bitter end

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

1

delicious; appetizing; appetising

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to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

blessing

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nine out of ten; nearly; almost

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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insolent fellow; rude fellow

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

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maggot; worm; scum

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to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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for today; for the time being

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

9

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

seeing; meeting

2

monster

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thoughts; thinking

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carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

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(social) position; status

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every year; yearly; annually

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sentimental; sentimentality

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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autumn; fall

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shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

3

matter of taste

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to redeem (from sin); to save

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