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(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

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extremely; very much

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in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

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dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

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to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

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hero

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heroine

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strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

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overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

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decision; settlement; definition

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trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

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beaver; viva

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scoop

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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flattery; cajolery; flirtation

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stimulant

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jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up

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closet

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to keep (a person) waiting

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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is never the case; has never happened

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makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation

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to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

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winner; victor

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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to feel at ease

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to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

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to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

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wiles; art of coaxing

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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eavesdropping; tapping

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the public; general public

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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love passionately; ardent love; devotion

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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personal connections

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decorum; propriety; politeness

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belief; faith; conviction

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lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

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