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toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

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unconscious

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to hold an opinion

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

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magician; conjurer

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

2

positive thinking; optimism

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appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own

2

quick-wittedness; tact

2

scarcity; rarity

1

to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

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eyewitness report; eyewitness information

3

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

(in) his way; peculiar to him

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scapegoat

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going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)

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to pick a fight

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

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gentle

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sociable

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social dance; ballroom dancing

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social life; social intercourse

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duel

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

night

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binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

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to keep a watchful eye on

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stealthy steps; soft steps

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piercingly

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

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to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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thud

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weight; sinker

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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ignition; catching fire

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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supremacism

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