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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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how; in what way

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means; method; way

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

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(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

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imperative sentence; imperative statement

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putting into operation; invocation

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to cut down all; to slash promiscuously

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living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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defensive-only

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means; method

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

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to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

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demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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the same night; that night

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with a half-opened eye

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dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

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to regurgitate; to vomit; to throw up

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landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

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predation; eating prey; preying upon

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appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

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to pour on

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strong; intense; severe

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harassment; pestering

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what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

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effective; successful

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region; limits; stage; level

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surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

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to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

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return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

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fat; tallow; lard; grease

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sticky

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to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate

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