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What's a formal synonym for "in one go"?

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Do Temporal Adjuncts Function as External Adjuncts in a Noun Phrase, or Is This Another Grammatical Construct?

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Define Gauntlet in "the gauntlet of..."

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Word Implying Lack of Caring Because You're Already (Wrong/Losing/a Failure/Behind/Insignificant)

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Original / old English word for Metal or Metalcraft

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Is there a term for "inner perimeter/circumference"?

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"He fought in World War II as an infantryman" - does 'as' change 'fought' into a linking verb?

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What is the idiom for holding onto something that is hindering you?

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Origin of the term 'Pom'

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Can we mix past perfect, present progressive, etc. in conditionals?

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Why is an arrow coated in a toxin referred to as poisonous and not venomous?

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What do you call an area enclosed by apartment complex structures? Is it a courtyard?

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What is the word for the fusing of, for example, "-ed" and the final consonant "d" to give the ending (with voice removed) of "bent"?

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