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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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icicle

2

(sexual) bondage

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

white

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

3

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

8

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

2

call; appeal

1

plural; multiple; several

1

flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade

6

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

3

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

3

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

2

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

2

to bend; to warp; to curve

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

5

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

2

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

ahead; before; ago

2

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

3

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

3

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

ten (long cylindrical things)

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

all over the body; from head to foot; all over

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

good opportunity; chance

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

to force back; to jostle

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

5

bonds; bondage; binding

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