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barrage of questions

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wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships

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to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

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to fall prostrate

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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way of calling (something or someone)

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meaning; called; said

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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violent explosion; bursting

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to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

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Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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hey; listen

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

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farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

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far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful

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descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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this week

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newspaper

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heading; headline; index; headword

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

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to spread; to be propagated

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tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

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temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

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indeed; it's no wonder

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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foreign country

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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