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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery

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search engine

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suggestion

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words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

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hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously

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firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

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absolute obedience; complete submission

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hidden; non-display; to hide (window, etc.)

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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with a grin

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having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

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news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

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passionate love; ardent love; devotion

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(adding) fuel to the fire

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oil field

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cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

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fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

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adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

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one man's fault is another's lesson

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someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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to feel depressed

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this much; this amount

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to boil; to seethe

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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paying at the table (at a restaurant)

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well; now; then

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to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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house search; search of the premises

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word root (smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

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like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with

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women's beauty improvement; female grooming

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total (money); full amount; sum

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to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

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legal measure; legal action

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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to remove; to move out of the way

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

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gargling; rinsing one's mouth

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jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

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checking one's e-mail

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to make a serious effort

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early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

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