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to approach; to draw near

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

4

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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just above; right overhead

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captive; prisoner

1

liar; fibber

1

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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straight line

2

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

2

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

to disappear; to vanish

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something (or other)

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

to scatter away; to vanish

2

directionality; directivity

1

in public; in company

1

strictly speaking

1

falsely similar; counterfeit

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to get used to hearing

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to force back; to jostle

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to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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