establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

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be quick to do something.

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a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

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stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

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be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen

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have a severely detrimental effect on

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having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

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envelop completely and hide from view.

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the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful

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a short, half-suppressed laugh

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lack of variety, lack of variation, lack of interest, lack of excitement

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not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

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showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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of, resembling, or relating to twilight.

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raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion

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easily bent; flexible

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revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

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a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm OR improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

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difficult to understand; obscure

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intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

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(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

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neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting OR not explicit or done in a direct way.

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a bird's feathers collectively

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an act of retiring or giving up a position or the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.

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sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious

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lasting for a very short time

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a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker

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the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

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destroy utterly; wipe ou

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a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen

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