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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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quicksand

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altar

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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temple; shrine; sanctuary

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turning point; transition phase

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individual; private person; personal; natural person

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system

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sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison

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

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tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

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marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard

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especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

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bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

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wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

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to tear off

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tuner (of a radio, TV, etc.)

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

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to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

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god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven

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fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

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leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

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water mass

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

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intimate; close

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

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

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somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

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gear

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culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

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in proportion to; just as much as

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tens of thousands

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition

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roaring

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dark clouds; black clouds

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vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

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