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shape up!; act properly!

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to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

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to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

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value; worth; merit

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

1

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

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banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

support; stay; prop

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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greater than ...; bigger ...

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

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bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

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one drop (of fluid)

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oracle; revelation; divine message

2

to surge (water or waves)

1

luxury; splendour; splendor; prosperity

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour

1

to do by the use of

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to lift (remove) a ban

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

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dimly white

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rumbling; (ringing) cadence

2

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

1

threat; menace

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

3

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

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feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing

1

assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon

1

restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

1

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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