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to get a beating
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Fate had some cruel blows in store for me
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in a flash
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a duelling {or} dueling /nonduelling {or} nondueling fraternity
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it's one/just striking one (o'clock)
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it's striking the half hour
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in quick succession ; one after the other
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open your books at page 111
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the suspension went
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he was greeted with jubilation
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it's eight bells
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his heart leapt
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their hearts beat faster
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the heartbeat is normal
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his conscience pricked {or} bothered him
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his pulse was irregular
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the clock struck (a) quarter past {or} the quarter
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he has a very high heart rate
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the peacock is fanning out its tail {or} spreading its tail {or} opening its fan
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his heartbeat is more regular now
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fate dealt her a hard blow
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her heart is beating too irregularly
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you can see his father in him
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he was confronted by a nauseating smell
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the flames were leaping through the roof
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riffraff like that are at each other's throats one minute and friends again the next
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his pulse is regular
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our team beat their opponents 2-1
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