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tit for tat

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

3

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

they

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conduct; behavior; behaviour

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vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

1

to hate; to detest

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

5

(the thing) itself

3

personality; character; individuality; personhood

3

bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

1

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1

water vapour; water vapor; steam

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class; heading; group; category

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to become keen on; to get passionate about

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

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otherwise; or else; if not

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slump

1

bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump

2

author; writer; novelist; artist

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motivation

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tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation

1

verbal promise; one's word

1

unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

cooperation; mutual aid (help)

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

6

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

5

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

heartening; reassuring

6

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

1

choices; alternatives; options

3

100 percent

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

3

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

to ask for understanding

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otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

1

psychiatry; psychiatric department

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

3

to sell

3

injury; harm; danger

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