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to make a serious effort

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garden party

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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divine protection

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power; might; authority; influence

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increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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to make an appearance; to show up

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)

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to hate; to dislike

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gossip; corner of the mouth

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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absence; disregard; indifference

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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solution; solution strategy

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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always; constantly

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

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to make sense

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councillor; councilor

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to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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law

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

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to behave well (of a child)

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as soon as; right after

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foundation; basis

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to turn against; to become an enemy

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now that; since; so long as; because

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to smash up; to defeat crushingly

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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they; those guys

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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to get; to be given

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to harm; to cause harm to

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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