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prickling; stinging; tingling

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full

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stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

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lance; harpoon

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vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net

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in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

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early; quickly; promptly

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

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to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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... all over again (repeating the same failure)

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ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

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passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

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to crack a joke; to tell a joke

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the top (e.g. top ten); the best

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masochist

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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blood relative

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life; thread of life

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blood vessel; blood relationship

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can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

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there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

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to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

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to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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something created (e.g. by the gods); creature

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devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

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(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

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to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

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what kind of; what sort of; what

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of all people

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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everybody

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ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting

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falling heavily

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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dim; dusky; gloomy

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binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

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blocking the way; standing in the way

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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