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bullet (from a rifle)

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to pieces; into shreds

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to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

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just because; even if; even though

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recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

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stairwell; stair hall; staircase

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to make contact

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test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

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dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff

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desolate; dreary; bleak

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sound of the wind; voice of the wind

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not

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wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

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very dim light

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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one's share; one's portion

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to do as one likes

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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winner; victor

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to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch

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crack; crevice; fissure

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

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repentance; contrition

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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

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similar

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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

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jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture

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groan; moan; moaning

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to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

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discomfort; displeasure

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eyelashes

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rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating

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base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation

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Christmas Eve; holy night

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how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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two characters; name

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to express (in words); to confess

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eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

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