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to pick a fight

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

regret; repentance; remorse

2

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

3

nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch

1

to argue vehemently

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one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

3

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

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too much; excessive; too

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

2

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

5

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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misunderstanding

3

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

2

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

3

full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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incident; affair; happening; event

5

appearing all together

2

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

2

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

3

complete recovery of health

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

5

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

calm; composed; leisurely

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

5

to do for (the sake of someone else)

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

3

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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they; those guys

5

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

1

difference; variation; difference

7

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

2

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

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taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

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place; room; margin; scope

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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