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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

3

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

convenient

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explanation; interpretation

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

sky; air; mid-air

14

to swim

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

3

both parties; both sides

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

4

grasp; catch; understanding

11

newspaper story (article, account)

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

analysis

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

arm; skill; efforts; ability

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abrupt; sudden

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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to have one's neck wrung

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

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without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

2

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

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paper money; note; bill

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

3

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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timid; faint of heart

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coffee

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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ten times; tenfold

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a certain ...; some ...

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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looking away; looking aside

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