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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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reward; prize

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

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appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

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you; dear; honey

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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like; as

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to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

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guard; sentinel; garrison

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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to become pale; to turn pale

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(carved) statue; sculpture

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to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

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to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

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nephew

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to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

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however; because; as

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suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

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to indicate; to show; to point to

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sure; yeah; I know

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smile

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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comedy

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

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to laugh scornfully

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession

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both sides

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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to moan; to groan

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since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

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parish

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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distinguished (surpassing) valor (valour)

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baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

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