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to fly around; to scatter

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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hostage

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piano wire

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

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bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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thread; yarn; string

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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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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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medicine; chemicals

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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relation; connection

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employee; servant

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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cough; coughing; tussis

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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pink

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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to run up to

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minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

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electricity; (electric) light

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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platinum blonde

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folding one's arms

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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to make somebody move

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Glanz; Granz

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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sleeper; sleeping person; wearable blanket; sleeper agent; sleeper (bowling)

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one; one

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twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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