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with a clink (click, clack)

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expectation; assume will happen; forecast

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for this reason

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)

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to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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wearily

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leather-covered

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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leather

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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afternoon; p.m.

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bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

to perspire; to sweat

3

tension; mental strain; nervousness

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prank; practical joke

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to shout at

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reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

2

(telephone) receiver

3

to telephone; to make a phone call

2

(within a) city; local

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(medical) doctor; physician

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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sick person; patient; invalid

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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both eyes

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un-; non-; negative prefix

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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each other; one another

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pore (of the skin)

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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