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surrounding at a distance

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crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

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to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

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enclosure; box; siege

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OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

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to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

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underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

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regret; repentance

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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front; frontage; facade; main

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left side; left-hand side

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to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize

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rush; flood; deluge

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peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

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(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

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to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

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peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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one arm

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or; otherwise

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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quickly; calmly; intently

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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throat; important part; vital area

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

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to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately

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all means

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely

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memory; ability to learn

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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