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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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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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quiz

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give up

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sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

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(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

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to abandon; to give up on; to desert

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chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

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chain; chains

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mockery; derision; ridicule

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

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to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

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give; I give up; uncle!

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

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I'm beaten; I give up

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to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

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to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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equal contest; close game; well-matched game; even match

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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to paint (draw) a picture

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art; fine arts

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(photographic) subject

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completely naked; in one's birthday suit

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viscera; bowels

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beet; beat

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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drawing ability; skill at art

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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loss; defeat; counter for losses

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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composition

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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three times

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

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test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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