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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

2

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

2

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

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intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

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just one person; only one

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to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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thousands

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long ago; already; a long time ago

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

decision; judgment; resolution

3

middle

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

2

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

2

to turn completely into; to become completely

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with

1

calling card

1

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

2

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

1

explosion; rupture; break off

1

sky; air; mid-air

1

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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continuously; constantly; incessantly

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brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

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cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

to smash; to break

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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to throw oneself (into an activity)

2

endurance contest; test of endurance

1

progress; development

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

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as planned

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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rivers

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very much; very many; more and more

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