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by any standard; (not) even as flattery

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rational; reasonable; logical

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flustered; confused; panicked

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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downcast look

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tearful voice

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rage; fury

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

to bawl; to cry; to scream

1

thought to be; seen as

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first person

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since; this person

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-ish; -like

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

anything and everything; just about everything

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

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base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

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quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

3

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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(one's) life

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale

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facing upward

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to sit up

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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food

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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deeply impressive; memorable; striking

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huh!; oh; wow; I see

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smiling; grinning

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

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