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to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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fake smile; false smile

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... all over again (repeating the same failure)

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wrist

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to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

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glass window

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to smash to pieces

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wire; wire rope

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere

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advance; moving forward; progress

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one end; an end; part; fragment

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to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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almost; nearly; close to

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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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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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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ski jump; jump ramp (skateboarding, BMX, etc.); launch ramp; wedge ramp

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spot; point; place; position

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top recommendation; something highly recommended

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

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regular customer; general audience; general public

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to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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onlooker; bystander

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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frame

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sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up

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roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

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beginning; start; first moxa treatment

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self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

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mystery; wonder

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flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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reporter

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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stir; commotion; noise

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