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to blacken; to darken

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bitter

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a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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to feel at ease

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myself

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coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

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to produce a sound

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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action; operation; effect; function

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to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

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various

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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to divert; to distract

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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school friend

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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whereunder; thereunder

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

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to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

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dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance

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peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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nightmare; bad dream

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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to await; to expect

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