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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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rather; sooner; preferably

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to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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leg strength; walking ability; running ability

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

2

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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protection; repellent

2

technology; technique; technical

2

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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acceleration; speeding up

2

personal affair; one's own affair

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fumbling; groping

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omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

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online game

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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minority

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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probability; likelihood; chances

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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more than anything; above all else

2

both feet; both legs

2

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

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right; privilege

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

annoying; provoking

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comparatively; relatively

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again; once more; a second time

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trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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great mistake

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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