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handicap

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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feel good (pleasant)

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nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

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receiving an electric shock

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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computer

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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series of battles; successive battles

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10 minutes

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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right shoulder

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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situation

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attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

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cohesion; adhesion

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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the ... in question

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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history

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)

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to have an interest (in)

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people

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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hero

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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reading; loading

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second (unit of time); arc second

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