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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

5

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

1

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

1

darkness; the dark

3

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

to drink the night away

1

relation; relationship

2

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

to fight; to exchange blows

1

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

4

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

5

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

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

1

even

5

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

to engrave; to carve out

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

2

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

3

though; notwithstanding; although

1

selfish

1

to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

1

hell

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

to stick it out (until the end)

1

to finish; to graduate

2

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

1

to come off; to slip down; to slip off

3

slowly; sluggishly

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to feel ashamed

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

2

to increase; to grow

2

whichever one chooses; either way

1

impudent; shameless; brazen

2

to take off one's clothes; to undress

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