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reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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violent; rough

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

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one's every action; every single move

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darkness; the dark

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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point in time; occasion

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to be jumbled together

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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luminous point

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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let's not say (such things) to each other

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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physical ability

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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damage

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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to pour into (liquids); to pump into

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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soft voice

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the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

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honey

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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