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magic tool (in fiction); magical item

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

4

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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we

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

2

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

balance; equilibrium

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protracted war; war of attrition

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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idle thoughts; worldly thoughts

2

reopening; resumption; restarting

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Dark Knight

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parade

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to crawl out of; to creep out of

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to blow through; to blow across

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eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

3

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

elbow

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thought to be; seen as

4

joint

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many; much; plenty; hardly

3

soot

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extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

3

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

time lag

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fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

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then; and (then); in that case; if so

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Rampage

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variant

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improvement; reform

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state; country; nation

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anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

2

rapid (e.g. progress)

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dark clouds; black clouds

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hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)

2

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

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blizzard; furious snowstorm

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

2

cut; gash; incision

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