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edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

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to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

2

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

4

to kill each other

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bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

3

golf club (used to hit the ball); golf club (organisation)

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look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

1

largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

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pen nibs

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

(body) weight

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edge of blade

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offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

1

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

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head

2

to aim at

2

to cut at; to slash at

2

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

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to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

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side; flank

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

master; expert

2

plastic

1

to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

2

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

2

tactics; strategy

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immediately; right away; on the spot

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

2

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

striking just before one's opponent makes a move

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sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging

2

win; victory

3

to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain

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urgency; emergency

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to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

3

to become muddy; to become slushy

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

2

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

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condition

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bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

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