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large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

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floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

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chief; main; principal; major

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

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increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway

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full

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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strategist

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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same type; same model; isomorphism; homotypy

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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calculation; computation

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anti-aircraft fire; flak

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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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tough

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fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

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rebellious spirit

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action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

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very careful; thoroughly prepared

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pessimism

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pessimistic; gloomy

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great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

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young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

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tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly

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trifles; minor details

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pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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body; body blow

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luminous body

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excelling; surpassing; outdoing

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curse; vilification

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to bloom in profusion

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again; once again; yet again

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muzzle; snout

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to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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to be able to manage somehow or other

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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self-assertion

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to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

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stock prices

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all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low; lowest price (e.g. in shops)

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ability; capability; skill

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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