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to break; to smash

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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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shock wave

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all around; as far as the eye can see

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in succession; one by one

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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

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mass

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carpet bombing

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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Hollywood movie

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lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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to embrace each other

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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stillness; repose; standing still

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dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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end; close; termination

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broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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fission

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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to bring up under one's personal care

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mayor

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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regularity

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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teleportation

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is that so?

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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irresponsibility

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to carry out a scheme

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residential area

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(public) park

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moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

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several seconds

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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stare; gaze; fixation

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to grasp tightly

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relatively; comparatively

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

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