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to wave one's hand

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course; route; path; process; stages

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to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

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to (do) like this

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wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing

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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

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to swarm; to gather

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darkness; the dark

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bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

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to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

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to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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goat

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muscular; strong-muscled

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled

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confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble

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control of the air; air supremacy

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bombing (raid)

4

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

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phantom; vision; illusion

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to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

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to be smashed up

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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to cheer (for)

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piece

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heartening; reassuring

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

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uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

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game over

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impatience

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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anguish

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toxin; poisonous substance

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widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

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to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

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epidemic; plague; pestilence

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