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opening of hostilities

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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to doubt one's own eyes

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horizon (related to bodies of water)

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

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anything and everything; just about everything

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elevation; high ground

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moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

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closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

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as if; as though

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(not) so much; (not) that much

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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countries

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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rather; sooner; preferably

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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large army

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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people

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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to assist; to help out

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if you insist (on it)

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress

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orange (fruit, colour)

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to share

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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

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to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

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to walk down the road

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attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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roof

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to hide oneself

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outward appearance

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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to be prominent; to be conspicuous

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to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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