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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

3

taboo word

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

to turn one's face away

3

friend; companion

6

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

7

with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

however; whatever

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

2

companion; partner; spouse

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

2

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

2

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

1

couple

3

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1

Colosseum

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

6

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

6

audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

3

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

to walk away; to walk off

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

3

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

1

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

4

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

umpire; referee

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

passing the winter; hibernation

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

2

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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