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deadly embrace(expression, idiom)
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delay(stop, break, halt, relief, interval)
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distress(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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drag(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
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draw rein
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dying down
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ebb
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ebbing
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, mess)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
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endgame
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ending
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