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diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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guess; speculation; supposition

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repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

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slow to act; slow in starting work

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fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

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massing (of troops); gathering

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decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

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evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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easy money

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stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

to get sleep; to sleep

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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alternately; by turns

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

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bed; couch

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greater than ...; bigger ...

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vassal; retainer

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verbal message; word (from someone)

1

door(s) of a gate

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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nap; doze

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shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

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stray dog; ownerless dog

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to speak; to hear a voice

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plan; strategy

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being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

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accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect

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to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

3

horseback; riding

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to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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