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to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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cinchona

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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disguise; masquerade

3

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

2

a bolt out of the blue

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

number; series of digits

2

to telephone; to make a phone call

2

busy; having no (free) time

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

1

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

1

with a half-opened eye

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

overtime

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climax

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

2

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

asphalt

1

to collide; to clash

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

crawling along

1

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

1

to creep; to crawl

1

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

1

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

2

to grapple

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

3

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

2

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

rather than

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reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male

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established fact; fait accompli

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this and that; one thing or another

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being on the ropes; losing ground

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