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not long has passed since ...

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to sit on a seat

3

article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article

4

Phylis; Phyllis

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long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

1

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

1

can never be able to

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

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without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery

1

last month

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

stamina; energy

2

breakfast

1

good morning

1

fluke; chance; pure luck

2

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

1

middle west; Midwest (United States)

1

long time

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

1

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

disturbance; riot; mayhem

2

to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

2

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

1

something left in charge

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

to lock

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

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pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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double; twice (as much); twofold

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

two minutes

1

to draw back; to leave (the area)

1

inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

1

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

automaton; automata

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having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

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strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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