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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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lips

2

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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sharp parting remark; parting threat

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

2

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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behind one's back

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to escape; to run away

7

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

5

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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this area; around here

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

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

to begin to speak

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to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

4

report; information

2

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

4

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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