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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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hostage

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you (plural); all of you; you all

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

1

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

emotional strength; force of will

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

2

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

good boy; good girl

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

2

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

suicide

1

meaning; called; said

1

how far; to what extent

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

both (people)

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

obedience; submission; resignation

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

left eye

1

asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

right eye

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

here; with this

2

annoying; provoking

1

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

cheek (of face)

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

normalcy; normality; normal

3

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

3

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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