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it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

refusal; rejection

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

3

pain; agony; bitterness

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

certainty

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

4

marathon; long-distance race

1

to keep running

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

end; break

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

to assign; to set aside

2

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

rather than (do ...)

2

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

to be common

1

warm; mild; genial

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

2

dining table

1

in addition; besides

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

presence; sitting with; being with

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

12

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

13

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

4

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

large explosion

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

3

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

5

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

to misunderstand

1

against; contrary to

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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