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self-conceit; pride

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prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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first-rate; finest quality; the best

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ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

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deep place; depths; depth; profundity

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chicken bones; chicken carcass

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rib; rib cage

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

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damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

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in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed

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inspection; examination; survey

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lucky shot; fluke

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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first attack; first strike; first blow

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unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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why; how come; unfortunately; alas

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donation; contribution; endowment

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monetary offering; donation

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shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

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asylum

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(women's) refuge

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

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independence; self-reliance

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retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

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sunlight; rays of the Sun

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swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

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increase (in an amount of money)

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strictly speaking

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direct unforked road; straight path

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inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

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light meal; snack; refreshments

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

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appointment

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barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

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cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted

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the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

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easily; without effort

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stay; sojourn

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

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