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offense and defense; offence and defence

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inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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good opportunity; chance

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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to kill each other

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to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly

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to pour on

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

2

acceleration; speeding up

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atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted

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high temperature

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

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sand; grit; fine gravel

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high fever; intense heat

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evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to smash; to break

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spark

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white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

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fierce fighting

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

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

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with a crack; with a smash

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unfortunately; regrettably

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truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X

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stop

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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

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piece of meat; cut of meat

2

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

2

being too late; losing one's final chance

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

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insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

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to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

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to be torn off; to come off

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user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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to blaze; to burn brightly

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to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

2

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

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to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

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