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speaker

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anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

1

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

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angry roar; bellow

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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sole of foot

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

2

state of confusion

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standing close together; bristling (with)

2

heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

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to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

1

bad taste

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show; exhibition; spectacle

2

self-interest

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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to be jumbled together

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to grapple

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to fight; to exchange blows

3

plan; project; scheme

1

fist-sized

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direct hit

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to get dry

2

violent explosion; bursting

2

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

gasping

3

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

2

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts

2

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

6

monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre

1

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

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accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)

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deep blue; azure

2

electromagnetic field

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to apply; to adapt

2

abominable; detestable

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human intellect; knowledge

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to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

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state of being dried out

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