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to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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I'll; let's; probably

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crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

15

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

over-all length; span

2

dinosaur

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to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

2

feral child

3

being startled

4

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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comment

2

insecurity; carelessness

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

3

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

3

nocturnality; nocturnal habits

1

evening meal; dinner; supper

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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aim

5

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

to throw into; to toss into

1

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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edible part

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to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

5

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

4

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

5

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

5

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

4

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

simmering; (boiling) gently

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to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

to the trained eye

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

2

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

firewood gathering

2

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

5

forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule

5

immediately following

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collecting; assembling

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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