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to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

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to nod to one another

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powerful; strong

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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opening fully; full throttle; full power

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to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

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tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

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organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion

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operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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combination

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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king; monarch; ruler; champion

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acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason

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runaway horse; galloping horse

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passenger; rider; good rider

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powerful; strong; mighty

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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to be uncommon

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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good example

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(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

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right in half

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revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

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reduction by half; halving

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

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to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time

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standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

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playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness

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in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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tactics

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plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

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resultant; consequential

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direct

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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