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being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding

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cost; expense

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution

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to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

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intervention

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boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

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puppet; marionette

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underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

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restoration; repair; mending

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(verbal) message; word (from someone)

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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otherwise; or else; if not

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to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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doubt

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to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

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imprudent fellow; misguided fellow

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see you later; goodbye; sincerely

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bow; bowing

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protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication

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red; crimson; vermilion

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hubbub; din; noise

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arriving on an island; coming to an island

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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

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means; method; way

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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money; cash

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option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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annoying; noisy

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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bright red; bright

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emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

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to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

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weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

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darkish; dusky; dark; murky

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way of life

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to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

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personal affair; one's own affair

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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