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infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

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scratch; graze; abrasion

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disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

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sprain; twist; wrench

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splinters of glass; glass shards

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front row

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severely wounded person

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freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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speed

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

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older sister; lass; young lady

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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being worth doing

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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pendant

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medium; media

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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settlement; solution; resolution

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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body

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to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

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offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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vacuum; hollow; empty

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counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

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aria; singing; chanting

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huh!; oh; wow; I see

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

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to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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to win; to gain victory

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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stepping back; drawing back

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hostage

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