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connection; pull

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police officer; policeman; constable

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demotion; relegation; downgrading

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

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complete change; about-face

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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

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ordinary citizen; the general public

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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twins; twin

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similar to; like

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sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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furious facial expression

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at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

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lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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to show in; to usher in

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading

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lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline

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direct hit

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behind; in the rear; in back

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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novel; original; new; innovative

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expression of love; showing love

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to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

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to recover; to be healed

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

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innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

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double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)

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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

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thought; consideration; thinking

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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