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keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to grasp tightly

5

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

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to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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a bit more; a bit longer

3

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

2

to moan; to groan

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

apology

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

2

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

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extremely; terrifically; super

1

hit; strike; blow

2

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

2

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

2

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

4

family restaurant

1

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

it seems that; as if

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sympathy; compassion; pity

3

regret; repentance; remorse

1

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

1

longevity; long life

2

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

2

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

to crack jokes

2

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

to thrust away; to send flying

1

sphere; counter for balls

5

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

5

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

4

of all people

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to suffer an embarrassing defeat

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