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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

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fair; fare; fear

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brilliant; bright; radiant

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to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)

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powerful

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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to shrug one's shoulders

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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every one; each

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deployment; spreading out; dispersal

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one hour

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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prompt; immediate; in real time

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to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

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more than expected

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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commanding officer

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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anaesthesia; anesthesia

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to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer

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dark before dawn

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sea bird

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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mouth of river; estuary

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sandbar; sandbank; shoal

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bow (of a ship); prow

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to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded

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dot; point; mark

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sand; grit

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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seeming very ...

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dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

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surging sea; rough sea; large waves

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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