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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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smile

4

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

3

shadow

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Croker

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to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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threat; intimidation; menace

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

to challenge (a person) to a fight

2

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

2

clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

1

tenacity; endurance

2

adverse circumstances; adversity

1

hard to imagine

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

there is nothing

2

to force one's way through

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

short (of a person)

1

soft

1

overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

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

1

bluff

1

advice; warning

2

to survive; to live long

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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to bring; to take; to bring about

2

the end

3

origin; beginning

2

abstract

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

hence; for that reason

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to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

approval

1

thank you

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

telepathy

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

several times; once or twice

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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altar

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