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abroad, ashore, afoot
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on a ship, train, bus
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a foul
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in a state of entanglement
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aloof
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withdrawn .... in the state of being at a distance
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amiss
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wrong .... in a missing-the-mark .... imperfect .... faulty
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asunder
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in an apart position ... apart
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withdraw
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draw back .... take back
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withhold
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hold back
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withstand
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stand up against .... resist
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notwithstanding
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despite
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beset
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attack on all sides .... surround
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begrime
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cover with grime .... make dirty
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benighted
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overtaken by darkness of night ... unenlighted .... intellectually or morally ignorant
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belittle
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cause to be or seen little or unimportant ..... diisparage
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contrariwise
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on the contrary
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nowise
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in no way ... not at all
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earldom
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realm or dignity of an earl
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martyrdom
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state of being a martyr
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officialdom
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those having the authority of officals .... officals collectively
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cumbersome
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fulll of encumbrances .... burdensome
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fulsome
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offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
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lissome
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lithesome ..... nimble
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mettlesome
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spirited
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noisome
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offensive to the sense of smell .... unwholesome
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winsome
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full of winning quality ... cheerful ... merry
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twosome
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group of 2
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hireling
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one whose only interest in his of her work is the pay
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starveling
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one who is thin from lack of food
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suckling
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child or animal that is nursed
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yearling
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one who is fa year old
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changeling
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child secretly exchanged for another infancy
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duckling
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little duck
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foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unkown parents
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gosling
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young goose
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sibling
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brother of sister
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stripling
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lad
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anent
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about ... concerning .... in respect to
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anon
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soon ... presently
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behest
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command ... order
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beholden
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bound gratitude ... indebted
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behoove
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be nessary for .... be proper for
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betimes
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early
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heath
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tract of wasteland
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wane
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decrease gradually in size
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warlock
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sorcerer or wizard
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warp
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the threads running lengthwise in the loom ..... crossed by the woof
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wax
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grow in size
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withal
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with it all ..... as well
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woof
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the thrads running from side to side in a woven fabric
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yclept or ycelped
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name called
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fatherly
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pertaing to a father
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motherly
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pertaining to a mother
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brotherly
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pertaining to a brother
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daughterly
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pertaining to a daughter
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childlike
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of or like child in a good sense
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childish
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of or like child in a bad sense
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manly
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having the qualities usually considered desirable in a man
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womanly
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having the qualities usually considered in an adult
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devilish
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like a devil .... mischievous
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bearish
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like a bear .... rough .... tending to depress stockprices ... expecting a fall in stock prices
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bullish
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like a bull ... obstinate ... tending to cause rises in stock prices ... expecting a rise in stock prices
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catlike
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like a cat... stealthy
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cowlike
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resembling a cow
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oxlike
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resembling an ox
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doggish
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doglike
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donkeyish
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like a donkey
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fishy
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like a fish in smell or taste
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foxy
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foxlike ... wily ... sly
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goatish
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goatlike ... coarse ... lustful
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horsy
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having to do with horsesor horse racing as horsy talk
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piggish
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hoggish ... swinish
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sheepish
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like a sheepin timidity ... stupidity ... awkwardlybashful or embaressed
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wolfish
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characteristic of a wolf .... ferocious
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bloody
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smeared with blood ... involving bloodshed
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catlike
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like a cat... stealthy
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cowlike
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resembling a cow
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oxlike
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resembling an ox
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doggish
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doglike
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donkeyish
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like a donkey
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fishy
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like a fish in smell or taste
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foxy
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foxlike ... wily ... sly
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goatish
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goatlike ... coarse ... lustful
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horsy
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having to do with horsesor horse racing as horsy talk
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piggish
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hoggish ... swinish
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sheepish
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like a sheepin timidity ... stupidity ... awkwardlybashful or embaressed
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wolfish
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characteristic of a wolf .... ferocious
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bloody
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smeared with blood ... involving bloodshed
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