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being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

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first brew of tea

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ability; faculty

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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attacking in waves

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conventional; commonplace; trite; hackneyed

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method of attack; place of attack

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trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)

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occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

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opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

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backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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ready consent

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to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

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enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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headlong rush; rushing recklessly

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just you wait and see (as a threat)

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small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

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inside; inside (corner)

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one month

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to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

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cut; notch; raid; attack

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

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monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

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to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

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

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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waste; extravagance

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right (to do something); authority; power

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recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

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displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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crouched burial

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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several times; a few times

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suicide attack; kamikaze attack

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(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)

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in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

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a minute and a half

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

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