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large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

1

prescription; formulation; formula; recipe

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intervening

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selection; choice; option

4

to throw into; to toss into

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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heavy armament

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

2

bitterness; bitter taste

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to close; to shut

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

2

quietly; soundlessly

2

famous sword; excellent sword

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like; as if; the same as

2

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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to pull in (fish); to land

2

accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

1

state of tension

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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train window; car window

1

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

3

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

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accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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angry roar; bellow

3

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse

1

opposite shore

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

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passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

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stabbing to death; putting out

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congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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fulcrum

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succeeding; following; trailing; next

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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flow of cars

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slow; weak-headed

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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matter of time; question of time

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