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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

1

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

4

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

4

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

5

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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fighting strength

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

4

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

to sob

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to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

1

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

freedom; liberty

11

serious crime; grave sin

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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crosswise

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

2

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

cross; crossed; cruciform

1

laceration

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to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

2

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

pupil (of the eye)

1

one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

3

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

4

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

sound of something falling

1

with a snap; with a crack

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

4

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

7

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

9

sigh of relief

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

hitting; battering

1

prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant

1

in advance; beforehand; previously

5

time limit

1

escape; getaway; evasion

2

defense; defence

3

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

2

easy; simple; plain

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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

6

the very best; utmost

2

short time

1

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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