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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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take (e.g. in film-making)

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switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

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to do one's best

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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visor

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oh; no; don't

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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to become settled; to be fixed

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gravitational field (of a celestial body); sphere of gravitation; gravisphere

1

attitude control

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core; core; hardcore; all-out

4

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

1

battle of revenge

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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all-star (cast)

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

2

salty beef tongue

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crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

2

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

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chopsticks

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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calcium (Ca)

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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to get strong; to gain strength

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massing (of troops); gathering

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to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

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Merry Christmas

5

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

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Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

3

rank insignia

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fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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to lose face; to be disgraced

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swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

3

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web

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opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

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authority; power; influence

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