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to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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pace; step

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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to lean against; to set against

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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languidly; loosely

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

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to cling

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to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

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hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

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artificial eye

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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puppet; marionette

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standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

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eighty; 80

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age; era; period; date

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science fiction; sci-fi; SF

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to sidle up to

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(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

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model; dummy; maquette

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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joint

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief

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to make a mistake

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

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to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

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oil

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

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swing; trapeze

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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realistic; pragmatic

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

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