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(the extent of) one's vocabulary

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to get scarce; to run short

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on a floor; above floor level

3

there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

3

appearing all together

2

compass

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sextant

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Yule; Christmas period

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madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

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fate; chance

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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second half; latter half

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bribe

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to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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jewelry; jewellery

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in swarms; in great crowds

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matter causing distress; something causing worry

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coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)

3

foolish talk; idle talk

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to be settled; to be brought to an end

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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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bluish; tinged with blue

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suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)

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to be hideously burned; to be burned raw

2

unknown soldier

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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word game; wordplay; playing with words

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quite; utterly; really; completely

2

gently (falling)

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one's own house; own; personal; autologous

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taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

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to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

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terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

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optic nerve

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pedipalp

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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material; physical

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imbecility; idiocy

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to watch what one says; to mind one's language

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beam; light ray

7

the Sun, the Moon and the stars; three non-rain 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)

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number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)

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captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means

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