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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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university (college) professor

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lawyer; attorney

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looks

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hooked nose

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top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...

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priest

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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heaven and earth; top and bottom

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snow thaw; thawing

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to call back; to recall

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must not; do not

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outside world; physical world

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truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

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to save; to leave over; to spare

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High Priest (of Israel)

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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fishing line

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kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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allophone; strange noise

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forelock; hair on top of the head

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account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

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head; brains; intellect; understanding

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to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden

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place of execution

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(short) rest; breather; break

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ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

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hanging (by the neck)

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to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

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overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

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responsibility or liability for a crime

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poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

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hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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Guy

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(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)

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to crosshatch

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pile driver; pile-driver

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repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

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throughout the body

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

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to abrade

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one's assessment of the situation

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