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to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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ignition; lighting; firing; setting off

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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broken; intermittent; disconnected

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

various

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

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strife; struggle

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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rival; enemy

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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name; title; designation; fame; reputation

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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fire extinguisher

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

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whereunder; thereunder

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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digestive organs

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

3

flood; flooding

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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to age

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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finally; barely; only just; gradually

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to stagger; to stumble

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to snore

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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to sit up

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