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tripod; three legs

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

2

and then; and so; and; so then

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lower lip

2

sour look; surly face; pout

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

to sniffle; to snivel

1

to go out and away; to leave

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

violence; force

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

6

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

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

3

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

4

(telephone) receiver

10

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

desperate; hopeless

4

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

1

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

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2

to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

1

to take back; to recapture

1

nape of the neck

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

stakes; bet

3

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

4

raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing

1

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

1

great joy

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

to throw down

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

these guys; these fellows

3

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

prayer; supplication

1

harassment; pestering

3

petty underling; small fry

4

gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

yakuza

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