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cactus

1

newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

participants; participating athletes

7

relief; aid

1

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

fast pace; quick pace

1

around the clock; day and night

2

knee-length (clothing)

2

culottes (esp. short divided skirt)

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity

2

obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

1

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure

1

vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

1

as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate

2

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

1

jurisdiction

2

summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

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(lesson in) tough love

1

grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming

1

to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

8

to become distinct

2

subjective symptoms; patient's complaints

2

it hasn't been long since

1

destruction of evidence

1

with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

4

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

8

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

2

being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children

1

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

2

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

3

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

2

swelling; bulge; puff

1

to be in focus; to come into focus

1

heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

2

unconditionally; as a rule

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

4

same sex

2

one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

6

example; precedent; case

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

3

parent-child relationship

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

2