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despair; hopelessness

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as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

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footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

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to stamp out (a fire)

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...

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to crowd; to flock; to swarm

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

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gap

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to slide into; to slip into

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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while passing each other

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sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

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muzzle; snout

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writhing (in agony)

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crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

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freely; right and left; as one pleases

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door

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to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

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to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

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tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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to send back

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

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to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

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assistance; backing; reinforcements

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small talk; chat; gossip

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cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

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helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

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storm zone

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raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

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dozens; scores of; decades

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to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

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dividing into parts

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east

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to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to eat too much; to overeat

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disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

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Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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very great; enormous; serious

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diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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to tear off; to rip off

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