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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

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always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

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to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

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one by one; in detail; minutely

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(the extent of) one's vocabulary

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to get scarce; to run short

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direction of travel; direction of movement

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on a floor; above floor level

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one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

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sailor; seaman; seafarer

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appearing all together

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toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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compass

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sextant

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

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to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

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Yule; Christmas period

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

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fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall

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awfully; terribly

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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sour look; surly face; pout

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childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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second half; latter half

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a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

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gold and silver; money

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grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

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