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to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

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right angle; perpendicular

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

3

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

arc

1

circumference

1

breadth; width

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

16

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

rapid (e.g. progress)

3

length (of an animal); body length

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

1

bundle; pack; bunch

1

to bind up; to tie up

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

3

suppression; subjugation

1

cowboy

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

to stop crying; to cry oneself out

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

3

perfect; complete; flawless

3

immaturity; infancy

2

purple; violet

3

to look into; to peer in

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

considerably; fairly; quite

3

recollection; reminiscence

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

2

two times; twice; two degrees

4

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

2

interruption; interference; butting in

1

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

1

subject

1

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

1

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

to look towards

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

triangle; triangular shape

4

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

5

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

sky-blue

4

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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