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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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to tremble; to shiver; to shake

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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to tear off; to rip off

2

to twist off

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to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

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just a little

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a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

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eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

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manner; style

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unluckily

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encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

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cold sweat

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power; authority; influence

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wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

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way of speaking; intimation

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as always; as usual

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

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miscalculation

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serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence

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immediately; at once; instantly

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to tear up and throw away

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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back (of a chair)

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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brain; brains; mind

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to concern; to be related

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adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

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from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

possessed of a strong sense of duty

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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