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how long?; till when?

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hostile party; enemy side

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the seven prismatic colors (colours)

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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final performance; swan song; last act

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proposal; offer; request; application

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attractiveness; charm; amiability

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to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

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flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke

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external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)

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to clamour; to crowd; to jostle

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unjust; inhuman

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little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

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middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

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birth

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warp; curvature; curve; arch

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contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching

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intermittent

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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unusual space; other dimension

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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came here; coming here; recently

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contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

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to count on; to anticipate; to expect

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uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

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to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop

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going upstream; sailing against the current

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astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering

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to stretch a string

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to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

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to cut off the retreat

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worst case

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recovery

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role

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dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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debate; discussion

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to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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chronic disease

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cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

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baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

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behind one's back

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to mark the end; to spell the end

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keystone

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to distribute; to hand out

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believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple

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quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

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