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thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

2

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

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despair; hopelessness

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to bind up; to tie up

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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to talk to oneself; to mutter

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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18; eighteen

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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politician; statesman

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excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence

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U; u

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sheriff

5

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to cling

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to apply; to adapt

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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obvious; undeniable

2

evident; plain; distinct; clear

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fundamental; basic

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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sly; cunning; crafty

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

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being extremely busy; being swamped with work

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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cooperation; collaboration

3

to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

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foundation; basis

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

4

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)

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narrow view

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accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

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the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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innocence; being not guilty

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drama; play; powerful drug

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correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

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hint; suggestion

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container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

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