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to have a narrow escape from death

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(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

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mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition

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first; first base; first baseman

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lemon

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shivering with cold or fear

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast

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hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

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hypnosis

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suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

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with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks

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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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(short) run; drive; ride; spin

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destruction of evidence

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smoke bomb; smoke candle

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war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

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murder; killing; murderer

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violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

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synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

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poisoned

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extraordinary; uncommon

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human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort

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to make plans

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under the eaves

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stray cat; alley cat

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stray dog

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to settle (in a place); to settle down

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plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

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being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy

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tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble

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pair of lovers; couple

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murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide

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assassination

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dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

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to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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mania; wild excitement

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out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

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bone fracture

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neckbones

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opposite direction; reverse; retrorse

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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