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dead center

2

to send in

4

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

6

as you see; as you can see

2

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

3

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

2

because of; owing to; due to

1

guilty conscience; feelings of remorse

1

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

necessity

2

feeling keenly; fully realizing

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

to realize; to realise

2

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

drunkard

1

in all directions

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

to answer a question

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

2

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

3

hesitation; indecision

3

avenger; revenger

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

sympathy; empathy; response

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

clothing; garment; dress

6

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

2

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

steel

3

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

2

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

reflexes

2

to smile a smile of satisfaction

1

glass; pane

1

to be smashed up

3

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

2

as expected (positive events); as hoped for

1

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

1

front tooth

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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