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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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symbol

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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interval; break; pause; spare moment

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highway

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Rolls-Royce

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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motorcycle; motorbike

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running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

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rider

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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loud voice

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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you

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fire; flame; blaze

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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shoulder (of a road); berm

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bottom; sole

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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smoke; fumes

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

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second (unit of time); arc second

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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even

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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balance; equilibrium

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(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...

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masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

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following year

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ah; oh; hey!

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

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years later

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front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

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close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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had better ...; had better not ...

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