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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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fainting in agony

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(on the) verge of death

2

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

3

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

5

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

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

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

4

insatiable; untiring; persistent

1

to put one's strength into

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

4

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

fear; dread; fright; willies

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

6

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

to hang; to dangle

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

2

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

1

physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

2

control; control right

1

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

high-pitched; shrill

2

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

cranium; skull

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

5

to bend; to warp; to curve

1

limit; bound

4

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

2

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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