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to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

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(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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what to do

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to walk

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to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

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to ambush

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pedestrian traffic

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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walk; stroll

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to drop; to let fall; to omit

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)

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four people

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

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to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request

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assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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frightening; terrifying

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

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gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

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-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

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hawk; falcon

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handsome

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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pitch black; deep black

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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