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darkness; the dark

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to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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how can (one) do something

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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to get one's head around; to think about

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slim; slender; slight; delicate

1

back (of body)

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both legs

2

hold

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backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount

1

knowledge; information

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

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horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

close to the ear

3

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

1

what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

1

necrosis

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hammer

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to hit and break open; to crush; to smash

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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dizzy; giddy

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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to take someone's hand

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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bold; daring; audacious

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to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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synapse

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to burn off

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breaking off; snapping off

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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comfortable; pleasant

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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