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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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overwhelming majority

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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assassin; to assassinate

2

military forces; hosts; troops

5

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

1

(one) line; (one) row

2

main street

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

3

to nod to one another

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water fountain

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

to come and go; to go back and forth

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passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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dispersing; vanishing

4

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

2

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

street corner

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speech; address

6

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

3

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

1

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

2

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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supremacism

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

to pay a tax

2

absolute obedience; complete submission

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

4

to have an eye on; to zero in on

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

4

grandfather; male senior-citizen

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