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to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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candle

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light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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made of metal; metallic

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ladle; (hen's) egg

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confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

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high-pitched; shrill

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court (of law); courtroom

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court session; trial

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presiding judge

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

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(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation

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accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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to accuse someone; to charge someone

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pity; compassion

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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thud; thump; bang

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

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buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

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to jump up to one's feet

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to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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to become; to be

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

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coarse; crude

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whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

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similar to; like

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