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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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impossible to do (although wants to)

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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optimistic; hopeful

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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thought; consideration; thinking

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to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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special skill

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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lithograph; lithography

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rubble; debris; wreckage

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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harp; lyre

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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damage

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sad; melancholy

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

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to set fire (to)

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overall

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to chase around

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can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin

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place to die; place of death

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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about this time

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

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heart

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to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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tension; strain

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

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making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

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