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to writhe in agony

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grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

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to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

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German (language)

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version

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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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to slay; to cut down (a foe)

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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spiritual; incorporeal

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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individual differences; personal equation

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to put on a patronizing air

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practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

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fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

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Veron

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to get too skinny

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rib; frame (of a ship)

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cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

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shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

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depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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(short) rest; breather; break

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sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

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source; origin

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lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

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snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...

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muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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mechanization; mechanisation

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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invader; aggressor

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

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to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)

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in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

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to make plans

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to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled

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jawbone; mandible

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plump; with a thud; heavily

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wire; wire rope

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