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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

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earnestly

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

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time passes

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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remaining bullets; remaining ammunition

3

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

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to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

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in very small pieces

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to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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general idea; concept; notion

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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to cross swords (with)

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

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magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister

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to use up; to squander

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chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room

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insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)

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big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

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diameter

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equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

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to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

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please ...

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

3

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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pressure; force

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

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something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

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senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

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who; what kind of person

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suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

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