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to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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acquisition; possession

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offensive (movement); aggression

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orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

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quick firing; rapid firing

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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defensive-only

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useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

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to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

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to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty

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to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

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three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life

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up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

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as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

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inside a space

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following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

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attacking in waves

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peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation

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glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening

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to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

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before now; hitherto

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ray of hope; glimmer of hope

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to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

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stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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causing pain; sadism

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palm (of the hand)

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in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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lower region; lower part; region below

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to take by surprise

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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mantle; cloak; manteau

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needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

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revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

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ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with

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useless resistance; vain struggle

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to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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mass production

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to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death

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latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

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abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part

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concentrated fire; intense criticism

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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-ish; -like

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