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anguish

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angoisse, souffrance, douleur
angoisser

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seldom

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rarement, peu, peu souvent, guère

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railing

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garde-corps, balustrade, rampe, rambarde, grille, barrière

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tedious

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fastidieux, ennuyeux, pénible, laborieux, fatigant, assommant, lassant

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chafe

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irriter, frotter, griffer
abrasion, colère, friction

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sternness

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sévérité, rigueur, austérité, fermeté, inflexibilité

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idle

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inactif, oisif, au repos, vain, —inutilisé, libre, désoeuvré
ralenti, inactivité, veille
tourner au ralenti, chômer

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curtly

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sèchement, abruptement

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gloom

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morosité, obscurité, tristesse, ténèbres, ombre, grisaille

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clad

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revêtu, vêtu, plaqué, recouvert, habillé

revêtir habiller, vêtir

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garrulous

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bavard, volubile, loquace, prolixe

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pawn broker

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prêteur sur gages

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ruthless

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impitoyable, sans pitié, cruel, implacable, brutal, sans merci

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stamps

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timbres, tampons, cachets

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dull

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terne, ennuyeux, sourd, mat, émoussé, morne, monotone

émousser, s’émousser, ternir

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stride

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foulée, pas, enjambée, démarche, avancée, rythme de croisière, cadence

arpenter, enjamber, marcher à grands pas

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creep

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fluage, sale type, taré, glissement, mucus

ramper, se glisser, s’insinuer, grimper

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twinkle

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scintiller, étinceler, briller, pétiller, clignoter, cligner

scintillement, clin, pétillement, lueur, éclat

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stall

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décrochage, stand, stalle, cabine, étal, box, blocage, étable

bloquer, retarder, caler, gagner du temps

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linger

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s’attarder, persister, rester, traîner, attarder, subsister, flâner, perdurer

détente

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derided

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raillé, ridiculisé, moqué

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deride

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se moquer, ridiculiser, tourner en dérision, railler, bafoué

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anguish

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angoisse, souffrance, douleur, détresse, anxiété, tourment, inquiétude

angoisser

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cripple

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infirme, estropié, handicapé, boiteux, invalide

paralyser, estropier, handicaper, affaiblir, endommager

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sake

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saké, bien , amour, intérêt, nom, cause, salut

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squander

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gaspiller, gâcher, laisser, passer, dépenser, rater, engloutir, dissiper

gaspillage

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elated

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ravi, exalté, heureux, enchanté, fou de joie

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elate

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exalter, enthousiasmer

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muse

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muse, égérie

méditer, réfléchir, songer, rêvasser

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strut

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entretoise, montant, contrefiche, support, étai

se pavaner, pavaner, parader

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sway

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influence, emprise, balancement, oscillation, domination, empire

influencer, se balancer, osciller, convaincre, vaciller

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shed

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hangar, remise, abri, cabanon, cabane, étable

verser, perdre, jeter, éclairer, apporter

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mourn

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pleurer, déplorer, regretter, faire le deuil, se lamenter

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boarding house

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pension, pensionnat, pension de famille, internat, auberge

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timorous

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timoré, peureux, craintive, craintif, frileux

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foreman

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contremaître, chef, président, chef d’équipe

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plunder

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pillage, spoliation, butin

piller, saccager, dépouiller, voler, spolier, dévaliser

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pledge

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engagement, promesse, gage, serment, contribution

engager, promettre, jurer, mettre en gage

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cleaver

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couperet, hachoir, fendoir, couteau, cliveuse, cliveur

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shabby adj

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minable, miteux, usé, défraîchi, misérable, délabré

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stoop

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s’abaisser se baisser, descendre,

perron, porche, palier, véranda

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stooped adj

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voûté, courbé

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chummy adj

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copain, ami-ami

sociable, copain-copain

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handy adj

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pratique, utile, commode, sous la main, habile

portée de main, menotte

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connive

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fermer les yeux, conspirer, intriguer, montrer trop d’indulgence, feindre l’ignorance

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bear

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supporter, porter, assumer, subir

ours

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brunt

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poids, frais, plein fouet, choc, fardeau, contrecoup, prix fort