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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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counterattack

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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modesty; humility; being humble

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battle of wits; contest of wits

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to fit in

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sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

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to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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puberty; adolescence

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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outbreak; occurrence

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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contracting a disease

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third time lucky; third time's the charm

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time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

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madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

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excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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arrogance; insolence; disrespect

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

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(romantic) love

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to blank out; to panic

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to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

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to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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brain

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to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

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to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

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blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

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seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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close; intimate; on good terms

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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