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degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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livid

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fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

1

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

3

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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behind one's back

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

2

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

1

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

precious; valuable

3

main question; real issue at hand

3

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

3

to guess right

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

4

one wing; (a) role; (a) part

1

desire; wish; aspiration

2

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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to spread; to be propagated

4

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

2

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

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