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well, I must admit ...

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moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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ark (i.e. Noah's)

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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animal

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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armory; armoury

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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castle of a feudal lord

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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coordinate; coordinates

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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to talk to oneself; to mutter

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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to frown; to squint

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hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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anyhow; in any case

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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combination; pair; duo

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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rarely; seldom

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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reason; cause; circumstances

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composed expression; clear face

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bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie

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only once

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voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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scouting; reconnaissance

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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in accordance with plans; just as planned

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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regret; repentance; remorse

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outbreak of war; starting a war

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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elevation; high ground

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to be erected; to be built

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top floor

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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