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to use up; to squander

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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rim; brim; edge; brink

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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control room; control booth

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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fatal wound

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section; cross section; profile

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to draw a line

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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to not amount to much

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bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand

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extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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order; sequence; procedure

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

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rumbling; (ringing) cadence

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gunport; embrasure; muzzle

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to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

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big; large; great

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to govern; to manage; to subdue

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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to tighten; to press hard

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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to tear off; to rip off

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higher rank; better position

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to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

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

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slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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(with) only a few left; (with) little left

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to have both; to possess both; to combine with

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stroke of sword

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

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advance; moving forward; progress

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force field

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