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to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

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to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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intention; aim; design

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size

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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too (much); overly; excessively

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undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

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hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)

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zipper; zip; zip fastener

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

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naked body; nudity

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commotion; stir

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to well up; to burst; to arise

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off

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inquisitiveness

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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ah; oh; hey!

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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to let out a cry; to shout

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true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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gold (colour, color)

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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gold dust

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show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show

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to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

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to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

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play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)

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to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

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