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operation; functioning; running

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trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

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stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform

1

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

2

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

can; tin; canned food

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

dwelling; house; residence; address

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ventilation

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one or two; a few; small number

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

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extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

2

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

1

amount of light; quantity of light

1

darkness; the dark

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to run up to

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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Holy See; See of Rome

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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to become vulgar; to coarsen

1

suspicion; distrust

1

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

to peek; to peep

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

shake; shock

1

since; henceforth

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new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

2

manufacture; production

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

to scan; to look over

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

5

misunderstanding

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context (of a passage)

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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