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logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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time tunnel

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tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

21

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

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to burn out

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pyrokinesis

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main thread (of a story)

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

8

cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

1

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

1

progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)

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to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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material; substance; matter

6

things at hand; personal belongings

1

to bud; to sprout

1

to be consistent; to be coherent

5

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

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inconvenient

2

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

2

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

2

serious

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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hospitality; treating like a guest

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to mow; to reap; to harvest

1

sweater; jumper

5

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

3

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

3

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

10

surrender

2

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

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receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

5

reception room; parlor; parlour

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customer one has never met before; first-time customer

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to entertain; to make welcome

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