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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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

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tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

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outspoken; frank; candid

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

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payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

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on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

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to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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amusement; fun; brief entertainment

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

3

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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to make known

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

3

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

gesture; charades (game)

1

last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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or; otherwise

2

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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collar; lapels

9

forced; compulsory

3

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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very deeply

2

to shave off; to scrape off

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

3

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

1

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

1

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

continuation; succession; series

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firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

hold

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

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