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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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calling by name; designation; nomination

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow

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close contest; close match; close game; close combat

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

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opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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immediate reply

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only; merely; but; no more than

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to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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piercingly

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cellar; basement

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arrival

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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advanced level; high grade; senior

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concealment

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secret; private; surreptitious

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using as an intermediary; through

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expression; look; countenance; face

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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to mistake (A for B); to misread

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huge body; large build

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rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

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unification; integration

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

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pier; wharf; quay; dock

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wyrm (variety of wyvern)

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Drake

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mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

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one third; a third part

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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to fight a battle; to have a fight

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