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uncle

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

road construction; roadworks; road repairs

1

looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia

2

shout; yell; scream

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

blink (of eyes); wink

3

obedient; docile; quiet

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

2

restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

2

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

1

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

originally; by nature; from the start

1

as usual; as is one's habit

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

3

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

3

stealing

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

society; the world; the times

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

5

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

2

conclusion

2

murderer

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to return; to come back

3

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

report; information

3

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

law

3

trial; judgement; judgment

1

legal; lawful; legitimate

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

to turn one's face away

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to become bloodshot

1

to rust; to become rusty

2

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2

high-pitched; shrill

1

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

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