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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

(a place) within one's reach

1

illumination; lighting

1

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

light; right; right field; right fielder

1

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

in one's imagination

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

3

carpet

2

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

1

with hushed footsteps

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

long and narrow

1

large build; large pattern

1

mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

5

wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

jawbone; mandible

1

beam; light ray

1

point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip

1

parasite

1

intuitive

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

in that manner

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

3

thought to be; seen as

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

2

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

brain; brains; mind

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

body fluids

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to mind; to care; to worry

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

slug

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advance; moving forward; progress

3

everything; anything; nothing

1

unslacking; unceasing

1