Vocabulary

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to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light

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to cause to be inflamed

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to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to fester

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to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to twinge

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to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)

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to glare at each other

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to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration

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to glare at; to scowl at

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to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to torment

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to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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to sift; to screen

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to strangle to death

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to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

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to shoulder (palanquin)

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to carry in

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to lick one's lips

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to lick

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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to show off; to parade; to pretend

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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to speak with an accent; to mispronounce

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

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to cajole; to coax

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to slander; to accuse falsely

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to quarrel; to dispute

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to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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to be famed; to be extolled; to have one's praises sung; to be celebrated; to be admired

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to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up

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to devour greedily

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce

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to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

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to train; to discipline; to teach manners

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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