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jokingly; in the form of a joke

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as (somebody) says

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alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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each; respectively

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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sense of orientation; sense of direction

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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cable

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pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

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ground; earth's surface

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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monster

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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to not believe one's ears

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tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

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crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

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choices; alternatives; options

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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please

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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direct unforked road; straight path

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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

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space; interval; space character; whitespace

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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other than; excluding; without

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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pain; agony; bitterness

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

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shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

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place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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both arms

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