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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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arson; setting fire

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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epilogue

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to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

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sense of urgency

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answering machine; answer phone

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mourning (dead persons); memorial

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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at will

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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to buy up

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egoism; egotism; selfishness

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model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal

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to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

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to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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to turn one's face away

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lamp; light

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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magician; conjurer; illusionist

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suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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deep emotion; strong feelings

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private road; driveway

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

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as you want; as you will

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gravel path; gravel road

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crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

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after; later

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onlooker; bystander

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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melted snow; melting of snow

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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to brush off; to shake off

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to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)

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to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

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