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things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

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short distance

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it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

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stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic

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optimism

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megaphone

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to follow in succession; to happen one after another

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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time for battle; military secrets; strategy

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to understand; to make out

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accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed

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being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

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mental image; mental picture; image

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to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel

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ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

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to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

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disturbance; perturbation; derangement

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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atrocity; (arch.) treason

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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to be selected (from among many people)

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

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the first and second; a few

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comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence

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to put one's strength into

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imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

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jumping to a hasty conclusion

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loud (of a voice)

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punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

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the late; the deceased

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist

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place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment

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(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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opening of hostilities

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vote of confidence

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reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

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to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)

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(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy

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drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

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presenting to

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shortage of stock; scarcity of goods

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driving force

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making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands

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