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to grapple

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

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to agree

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never again

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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you (plural)

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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desire; appetite; lust

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

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stay of execution; suspended sentence

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person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

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patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

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to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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paella (Spanish rice dish)

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talent; ability

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celebrating recovery from illness

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to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

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complete recovery of health

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delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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