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to have more losses than wins

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quitting while one is ahead

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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overwhelming

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garrison; guards

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embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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support

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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

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borrowing; debt; loan

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red hair; ginger hair

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design change; engineering change

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new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

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improved version; variant (of a pathogen)

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two

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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robotics; robot

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elbow

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motor

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

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stock; ski pole

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scrap

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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to lend a hand; to help

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to help out of (trouble); to extricate

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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eight o'clock

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wall

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shooting; gunning (down)

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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something like ...; something called ...

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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rupture; break; fracture

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climbing

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to make a breakthrough; to break ground

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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