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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

4

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

2

shovel; spade; scoop

2

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

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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)

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

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composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

2

one side

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

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

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

2

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

3

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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thud

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sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

2

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

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to collapse; to flop (onto)

3

invisibly; secretly; privately

2

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

3

posture; position; stance

2

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

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sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

2

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

5

stalk; stem

2

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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