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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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monotonous

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to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

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military authorities

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cooperation; collaboration

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant

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

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keyhole

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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gently; quietly; calmly

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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leather

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

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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spine (of book); binding (of book)

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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steep slope

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to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

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decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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as (somebody) says

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to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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to take someone's hand

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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foster parents

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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to run down (stairs, etc.)

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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writer

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reliance; dependence

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

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each time

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

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