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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

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darkness; the dark

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what on Earth is this?

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in heaps

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assault; violent attack

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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at once; immediately; right now

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

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piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

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siren

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to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

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immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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choices; alternatives; options

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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gangway; ramp

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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to shake; to sway; to waver

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power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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to fly in the sky

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handrail; railing; banister

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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royal family

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sightseeing

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boat

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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to board a ship

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only once

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territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

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Giant

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medium size

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similar to; like

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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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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possession; retention; maintenance

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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curio; antique

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deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

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disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

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to sell off; to sell completely

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right under; directly below

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