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temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path

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at present; now

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dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

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heavy drinking

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ardent; passionate; vehement

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falling asleep; going to sleep

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resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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anniversary; commemoration

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to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

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shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer

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(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)

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to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

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appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

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mischievous

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on-the-site inspection

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conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

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to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

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the pen is mightier than the sword

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to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

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to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

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angle

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big

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from where

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public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

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(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment

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wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

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low (level, value, price, etc.)

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rehearsal; rehabilitation

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war photographer; combat cameraman

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glamorous

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southeast

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wow; whoa

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to be assiduous in one's business

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

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gain; profit

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it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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afterbirth; placenta

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dozen

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attic; loft

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money on hand

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to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

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half past (the hour)

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repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

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good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

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to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient

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