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to take off one's hat

listening comprehension; aural comprehension

hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

debt collection; debt collector

currying favour; being anxious to please

bootlicker

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to take by mistake

to misunderstand; to misapprehend

to escape death; to be saved from death

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

to wind (thread, film, etc.)

to beat; to gain a point; to upset

to get sleep; to sleep

to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down

to snatch; to steal

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

beginning; clue; starting point

to take revenge

to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

Used mainly in letters or email

in haste; for now

Sumo

to re-grip; to re-wrestle

to regroup (after some adverse event)

to be detained; to take time

to collect evidence

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

to return