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public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
control; management; supervision
chicken-hearted; lily-livered; cowardly
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
extremely; terrifically; super
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
the deceased; the departed
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards