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poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
certain evidence; definite evidence
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
overheated; hyper-; overearnest
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
food and clothing; living; livelihood
state secrets; secrets of the state
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to think of; to come up with