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to devour; to bite to death

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unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

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flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)

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capable of anything; liable to do

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cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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to be softened; to calm down

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youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

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to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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drum and fife

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to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)

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(distant) howling; backbiting

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping

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sidelocks; hair at the temples

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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sunset glow

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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dress

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cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)

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ball; dance

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to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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tomboy

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gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

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fury

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to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

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soundless; mute

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one soldier

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(not) even; (not) any

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northwest

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chasing; chase

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serious wound; hard blow

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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to throw away; to abandon

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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