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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

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dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

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coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

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(one's) self; oneself

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to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of); to rack one's brain

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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acting; performance

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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shortest distance (to)

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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to dilute; to water down

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serious

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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if; in case; supposing

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if; in case; supposing

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mental condition; state of mind; mentality

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

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breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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general; popular; common; typical

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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time passes

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wear; abrasion

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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to be opposite; to face each other

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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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 cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

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warmth

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breathing; respiration

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

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merely for form's sake

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

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similar

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the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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against; contrary to

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