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gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

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superficial; shallow

2

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

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two great men (rivals)

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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as; because; with; due to

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past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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anger; wrath

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all; everyone; everybody; everything

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

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winner; victor

4

countries

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corner of one's eye

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly

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article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader

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to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

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(for the) first time in one's life

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junkie

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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coward

2

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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look!; there!; here!; that is

2

point in question (at issue)

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

2

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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depending on the ...; to depend on the ...

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immediately; at once; instantly

3

shooting to death

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dispute; argument; contention

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to go underground; to go into hiding

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to carry a plan forward

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to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

retirement (from the world); seclusion

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regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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a period (of time)

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potentiality; dormancy; latency

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continuation

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conspiracy; collusion

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misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

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