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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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rank (of troops); file; column; formation

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

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soon; shortly; nearly; almost

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three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

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to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

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to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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feeling of oppression

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iron rust; iron hydroxide

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urban areas; the streets; town; city

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hardness; stiffness

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

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numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

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to show in; to usher in

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straight line

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curve

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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figure; shape; graphic

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solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

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to look up

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both sides

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row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

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very dim light

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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to paint over heavily; to plaster up

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

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to knock down; to knock out

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wounded; injured

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

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one by one; one after another; successively

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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black (colour, color)

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loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter

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depth

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easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

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