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to do someone in; to bump someone off

2

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

4

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

5

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

4

healthy; sound; wholesome

2

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

more than anything; above all else

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

2

loyalty; devotion

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

7

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

4

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

6

concrete

3

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

5

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

5

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

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

4

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

always; at any time

2

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

6

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

2

several seconds

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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to fall on one's backside

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bullet (from a rifle)

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

3

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

8

gun; rifle; small arms

2

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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