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tragic but brave; heroic; grim

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president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

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to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on

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painkiller

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nurse; (lit.) angel in white

2

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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confusion; distraction; derangement

2

by your leave; with your permission

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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severely wounded person

2

high-handed; oppressive

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speech; expression; wording; language

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

severe; bitter; scathing

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one's own army; one's own team

3

femoral artery

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piece of metal

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iPad

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rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish

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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)

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to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

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holy war; crusade

2

pagan; heretic; heathen

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

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act of terror; act of terrorism

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infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility

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several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

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infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)

1

to understand from experience

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welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

1

nugget (e.g. gold, chicken, fish)

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to be sold out

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carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in

4

connection

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(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

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to put into effect; to put into practice

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battalion; large force

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stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

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kebab

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light meal; snack; refreshments

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on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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