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if I (we, etc.) could

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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revenge

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

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slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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to look around; to survey

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ascending staircase

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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to go up the stairs

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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light; faint; pale; fleeting

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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pedestal

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

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small; little; tiny

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ice axe

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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success; hit

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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yesterday

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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transfer; assignment; conveyance

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as one promised

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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