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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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the smell of blood

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the nasal cavity

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easily

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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perfection; thoroughness; consummation

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without exaggeration; truthful; factual

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cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat

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desperate effort

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to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

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to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

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elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career

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trivial; slight

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anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

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luxury; extravagance

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to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day

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careful observation; close attention

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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lion's roar; harangue

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to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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stroke; blow

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one lump; one body; one group

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instinctive; instinctual

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congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

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to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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who the heck; just who

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any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

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time; appointed time

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field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

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after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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flock of sheep

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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walking around at night; night travel; night train

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dusk; twilight

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order of chivalry; chivalric order

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forever; in perpetuity

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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governor; leader; ruler

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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natural calamity; disaster

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to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

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