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escape hatch; escape door

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to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)

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conductor (electricity)

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to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

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to incline one's head

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plump; chubby; voluptuous

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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hairline; borders of the hair

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husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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almost; nearly; close to

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air conditioning

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faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

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upper floor (of a building)

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise

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mortar

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension

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going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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to strike dead; to beat to death

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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a throw; a fall

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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attacking method; attacking strategy

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

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end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

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to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

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inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

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the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

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Charlie; Charley

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static

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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soundproofing; sound insulation

3

not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking

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short break; breather

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strategy meeting; council of war

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enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large

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mountain top

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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to grumble; to complain

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to recover; to be healed

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joy

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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