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to tighten; to press hard

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incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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reference; allusion

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prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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garrison; military base

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flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress

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death by hanging; execution by hanging

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

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parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

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exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

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mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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nowhere

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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indiscriminately; recklessly

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reason; cause; history; origin

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tone; manner of speaking

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we; us

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I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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one year; some time ago

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions

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older; senior

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commissioned officer

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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to pile up; to accumulate

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personal history; career

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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ribbon; cordon

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the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

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if not ...; unless ...

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process; course; mechanism

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portion; section; part

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to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

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to be shaved or planed

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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