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to increase; to add to; to augment

4

to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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climax

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

each; respectively

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

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

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

2

both; (not) either

1

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

9

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard

3

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

you

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

5

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

to look away; to turn away

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personal combat; one-to-one fight

2

degree of familiarity; popularity

5

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

great mistake

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finger; toe; digit

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to thrust before; to thrust at

3

president (of a society); chairman

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

2

abolition; repeal

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

3

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

3

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

3

please; somehow or other; one way or another

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