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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

house-cloth; dust cloth

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

6

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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humiliating

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one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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to giggle

3

to fear; to be afraid of

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command; direction

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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small animal

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

4

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

chance (of success); odds

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

5

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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who; what kind of person

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

2

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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touch; contact

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

7

coward

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anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

5

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

3

to spit out; to eject; to dump

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

6

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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smiling face

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if it's the case

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