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to let one's guard down

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that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

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to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

4

vein (esp. in head)

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increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

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foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

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hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

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to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

remote control

4

falling object; fallen object

1

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

this for sure; certainly is

2

price hike; mark-up

1

talisman; amulet; charm

2

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

skull; cranium

2

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

2

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

(crime of) inflicting bodily injury

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

phoenix

2

like; as if; the same as

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

3

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

2

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

1

focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

3

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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electron gun

1

high fever; pyro-

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electric field

1

beam

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

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fluorescent substance; phosphor

1

display surface; view surface; presentation surface

1

scanning (e.g. TV); traversal

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

afternoon; p.m.

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

3

to be too numerous; to be too much

3

to be lacking in options; to be too few

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numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

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