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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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short; brief

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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lunatic; madman

4

belligerent; warlike

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weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

2

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

4

pair; couple

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small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

4

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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only; nothing but

4

unfortunately; regrettably

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exception

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powerful; strong; mighty

1

defeating in an instant; instant kill

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

1

show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

to beat time; to mark time

1

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

1

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

2

foolhardiness; daredevil courage

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

5

cause of defeat

2

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

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emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

2

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

2

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

kick

6

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

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fainting in agony

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

2

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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material world

2

spiritual world; mental world

2

balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)

2

how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

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