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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

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to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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slap; smack; spanking

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blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

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to put one's life on the line

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note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

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tone; manner of speaking

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while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

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to be worth it; to pay

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to estimate

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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to be at a loss for words

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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as always; as usual

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betting; gambling

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central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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rookie

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to meet face to face

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to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

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to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

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curvature; warp; bend

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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flying column; detached force

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simple; plain; modest

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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just past noon; afternoon

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nerd

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in a bad mood

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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earning the first (runs); preoccupation

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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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blunder; bungle; gaffe

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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and then; and so; and; so then

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