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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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dried meat; jerky

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to hold in one's mouth

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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villager

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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pagan; heretic; heathen

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annals; chronicle; chronology

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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Diana (Roman goddess)

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pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint

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

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in this way; like this

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after; later

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

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easy to make; easy to do

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed

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one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

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all around; as far as the eye can see

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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natural calamity; disaster

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

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stale; hackneyed; cliched

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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authenticity; credibility

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

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just before

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arbitrary

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coherence; consistency

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formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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