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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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to prostrate oneself before

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to realize; to realise

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high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

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palm (of one's hand)

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

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like; as if; the same as

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many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

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carrying voice; well-projected voice

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to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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stifled (laughter); simmering

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intermittent

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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straight; as the crow flies

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saliva; spit; sputum

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

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silently; in silence

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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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to need; to call for; to require

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decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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political structure

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

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how; in what way

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bright; intelligent

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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