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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

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bank; coast; shore

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jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame

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(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed

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colouring; coloring; colorant

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

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swing; trapeze

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seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

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is it not so?

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lie detector

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protective instinct; defensive instinct

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to spread one's wings

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being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

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being worth doing

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empty; vacant; hollow

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to gradually disappear; to be vanishing

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

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to solve a mystery

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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in search of; in order to look for

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly

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look; glance; (at first) sight

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leaving something where it is; abandoning something

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

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the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

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to take off one's hat

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to brush off; to shake off

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to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

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compared with

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without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

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immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

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tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing

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standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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defense; defence; protection

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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palm (of one's hand)

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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how many; how old

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

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to cover up; to conceal

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without a moment's delay

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

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flustered; confused; panicked

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