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clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

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dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

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needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

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white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

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dim; gloomy

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extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

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axe; ax; hatchet

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blow; hit; stroke

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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to leave food half-eaten

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cookie; biscuit

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break; pause; interruption; intermission

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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cupboard; sideboard

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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ghost story

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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to be too late; to be too slow

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order; command; directions; instructions

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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in the end; at the end of the day

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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to move around

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to close; to shut

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all; everything

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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question and answer session

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late; slowly

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to leave open

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gunpowder; powder

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crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking

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to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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sleeping tablet

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open

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front window; windshield

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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tire; tyre

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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