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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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comparison

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possession; owning

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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to dye again

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to defy conventional wisdom

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researcher

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to scatter; to spread

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

interference; intervention; meddling

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

continuation; succession; series

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

2

deeply impressive; memorable; striking

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

practical use; utility

1

to withstand; to be able to endure

1

each; every; all

4

description; account

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

3

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to survive; to live long

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eating; bite (in fishing)

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

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(means of) raising money

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

3

choices; alternatives; options

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one's real father; natural father; biological father

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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stirring; rousing oneself

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sense for (how to use) money; money sense

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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should do; ought to do

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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