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working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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battlefield; battleground

1

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

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in; at; for

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

settlement; solution; resolution

3

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

2

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

limit; bound

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

5

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

go home; get out

1

fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

3

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

temporary

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

1

at once; immediately; right now

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

several day period

1

too much; excessively; too

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

abashment; bashfulness

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

morning sun

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

2

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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