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beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

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boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

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to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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heavy thunder

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clapping hands; applause

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ringing; sound

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curtain call

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to rush over; to run up to

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good performance

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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dark brown; colour of tanned skin

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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to thank

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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back; behind; rear

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to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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follower; attendant; valet; servant

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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lost article; something forgotten

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

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splendidly; brilliantly

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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teacher; instructor; professor

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end; edge; tip

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear

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delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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vexing; irritating; impatient

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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to be suspicious (of something or somebody)

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though; notwithstanding; although

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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