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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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carefree; free from worry

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necessary evil

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to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

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disintegration; self-destruction

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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best in the world

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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bright; intelligent

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to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

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to escape death; to be saved from death

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climax

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last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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end; conclusion

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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if is not; if are not

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(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

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suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

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measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

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superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

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success story

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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love; affection

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romantic

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romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

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plosive sound

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limits; end; bounds

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emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

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philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

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progress

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a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

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extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

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to rewind

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meaningless; pointless

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to step forward; to take a step forward

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raising (the standard)

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ability; performance; efficiency

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to come to a settlement

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break in the deadlock

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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to run up to

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