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when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs

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immature; childish

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richly colored; richly coloured

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to wrap up

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qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence

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divinity

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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critical

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

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as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

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being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

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to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person

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freedom; liberty

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point of compromise; common ground

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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last resort

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rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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to serve God

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

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knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey

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risk

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

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urgent business

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

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