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powering up

3

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

rarely; seldom

3

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

6

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

to watch intently; to stare

1

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

2

human body

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

2

clique; faction

1

forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

6

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

3

brain

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

2

high fever; pyro-

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

2

pain; ache; -algia

5

rush; charge

1

to look upward

1

rapid-fire

2

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

2

to scoop up; to dip up

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

3

work; business; company; study

2

connection; linking; linkage; link

1

wire; wire rope

5

mercilessly; ruthlessly

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam

1

mixed; mingled

2

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

6

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

20

swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person

1

to form a pair; to pair up

1

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing

1

butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

3

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

7

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

2

soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

2

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

suddenly; with a jerk

3

to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

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