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hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer)

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scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...

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blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith

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width of a road

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tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

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ignition; lighting; firing; setting off

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full throttle

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explosive; blasting powder

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cannon; carom (billiards); cannon

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dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up

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special; exceptional

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search; quest; pursuit

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root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

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mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

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to be; to exist; to be

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returning tit for tat; retaliating

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

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private person; individual

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resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

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to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

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sketch; sketching

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions

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to become completely chilled

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foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

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red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint

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existing; living; extant

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retention; maintenance; preservation

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to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

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to sob; to be choked with tears

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to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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to wipe off; to wipe up

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suggestion; hint; implication

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fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

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to be conceited

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to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

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eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night

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to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

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evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism

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to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

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self-interest

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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