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last ray of hope; only hope

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teleportation

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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head; cranium; cephalic

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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piece of meat; cut of meat

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on

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horsefly; gadfly

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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to pay

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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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sharp voice

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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compound eyes

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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night sky

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Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion

3

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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simple; plain

3

reply; answer

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

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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godparent; first person to give something its name

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trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

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slaughter; massacre

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evolution; progress

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to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

4

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

2

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

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swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

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process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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naivete; simplicity; innocence

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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