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river; stream; River; the ... river

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to grasp tightly

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

three minutes

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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raging fire; conflagration

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like; as if; the same as

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

5

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

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quiz; short test; mini test

2

average mark; mean point

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not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

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preparation for a lesson

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

2

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

at any rate; anyhow

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right in the center (centre)

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid

1

manner; style

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

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to work hard; to work diligently

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

long visit; overstaying

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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library (usu. single-room); small library

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-ism

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to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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