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grotesque

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

2

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

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

2

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

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proportion

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to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

1

no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

2

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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sleeping face

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

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young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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similar

2

turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

2

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)

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lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

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one's dominant foot

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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acting; performance

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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death penalty; capital punishment

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

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