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to avenge oneself

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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way; course; the only way

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everyone at once; everyone together

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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warning; advice

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

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accidental death; casualty

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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self control; self restraint

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

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be; is

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

roundish; sort of round

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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a reworking; a pushover

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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slight; light; thin; faint; dim

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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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nodding; greeting (with eyes)

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look like; sound like; savor of; smack of

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

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unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

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master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

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objection; dissent; protest

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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reputation; respectability

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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threat; menace

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suddenly; abruptly; quickly

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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