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soldering iron

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corners of the mouth

1

to pull in (fish); to land

1

enough about ...

1

economising; saving

1

stock; inventory

1

with a thud

1

handful; small amount; small number

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

1

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

1

14; fourteen

1

to dissolve; to melt

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

3

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase

1

old man; old goat

2

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

2

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of

1

against; contrary to

1

physical condition; state of health

1

recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

to slip off

2

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

1

grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

1

arms; armament

2

private citizen; civilian

1

iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow

1

control column; yoke; joystick

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

to throw away; to abandon

2

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish

1

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

1

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

1

productive; constructive; meaningful

1

(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself

1

to understand from experience

1

omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

2

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

1

piling up; multiple layers

1

to smear with blood; to kill

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