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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

2

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

2

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

to pass; to pass by

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

himself; yourself; herself

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

after having come this far; now that we've come this far

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

5

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

asymmetry

2

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

1

artificial arm (hand)

5

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1

metallic lustre; metallic luster

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

1

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

demand; request

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

product; produce; result; fruit

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

debt; liabilities

1

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

(dispensation of) free medicine

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

change of occupation; career change

2

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

2

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

2

they

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

at a loss for words; stumped for words

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