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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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noble visitor

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prize winner; pennant winner; victor

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horizontal banner

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loss by default; default

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life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

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mannequin

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clown

2

to break into (houses here and there); to rampage

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totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up

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beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

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to be bloodthirsty

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repayment; refund; payback

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for or against

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ad lib; ad-lib

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to fill a hole with earth

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

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to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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interval

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another dimension; different level; whole other level

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dying; ruining oneself

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questionnaire results; survey results

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

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weird; disgusting; sickening

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thread ball; clew

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

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spider's thread; spider silk

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unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

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greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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to stretch a string

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cocoon

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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sculpture; carved statue; graven image

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that well-known ...

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cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning

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