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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

1

to run about; to rush about

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

3

outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

huge; big; gargantuan

2

to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

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they; those guys

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

2

problem-solving

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

close to the ear

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to come to an agreement

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

glove; mitten; mitt

1

night warfare

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

appointment

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

1

golden (colour, color)

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mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

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design

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to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

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