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slug

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ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

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inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

being sticky

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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after staying up all night

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to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

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countdown

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attic; garret; loft

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domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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mulberry field

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worthy of; worth doing; worth having

3

jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den

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female ninja; woman

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to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

3

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

4

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

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to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

4

slimy

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extremely

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fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

5

innumerable; countless; numberless

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technician

2

rhythmic gymnastics

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player (of a sport); athlete; team member

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urethra

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to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

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great man; magnanimous man

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unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

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to look around; to survey

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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spy; emissary

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higher rank; better position

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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eternal sleep; death

1

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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limbo dance

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dance

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to begin

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to hold one's breath

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to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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