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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

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try to be; want to be

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mutual enemies

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to cry; to shed tears

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several years; a few years

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

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to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

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manner of using one's hands

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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to lose consciousness

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just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

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act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

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you could say that; that might be so

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

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buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing

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the preceding visitor

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with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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the same person

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play; drama

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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reason; right

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

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to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

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to leave behind

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pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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truth; real situation

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a bit more; a bit longer

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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