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backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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cuff; armhole

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sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky

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eye-witness; witness

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lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)

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latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

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boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

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heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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licking; dead drunk; blind drunk

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(crime of) treason

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assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

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destruction of evidence

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private room

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(mouth) gag

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

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surprise

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

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defeating in an instant; instant kill

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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pleasantly smiling

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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the teaching profession; education of laity

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brickwork

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knocker

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extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer

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gentle; mild-mannered

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but; however; although; though

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another name; nickname; alias; synonym

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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(feather) duster; dusting

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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nightcap

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entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

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all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)

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hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle

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game; contest; bout

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(piece of) rope; ordinary method

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normalization; normalisation

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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support; backing; patronage

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

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school gate

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mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

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minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs

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