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(being on the) defensive

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to continue to receive

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to scrape off; to shave off

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to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

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leg strength; walking ability; running ability

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

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to lend an ear to; to listen to

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to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

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one wing; single wing

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

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bonds; bondage; binding

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

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fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic

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room; apartment; flat

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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action

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acceleration; speeding up

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damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

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soundproofing

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doorknob; door knob; door handle

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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better; preferable

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watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel

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how; in what way

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observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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such; this sort of; like this

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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just managing; with great difficulty

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unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute

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many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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compound eye

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goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

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blanching; bleaching

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to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

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