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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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definite answer

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number of steps

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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pathetic; dreadful

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power; might; authority; influence

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

2

competent; suitable; qualified

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straight; upright; erect

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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to flutter down

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despair; hopelessness

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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smoke; fumes

2

to hesitate; to waver

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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to live long; to survive

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

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to laugh scornfully

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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really; truly

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to run about; to rush about

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anger; wrath

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to moan; to groan

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

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nape of the neck

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fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

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remembrance; recollection; recognition

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

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food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

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if it is not ...; if it does not ...

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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