an oceanic gauntlet
an ocean of gauntlets
a gauntlet of an ocean
…
behoove bespeak bequeath better
and better and better
but, withdrawn
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hold-off hold-out cant (cand) stand-off or stand-out
for lack of fortitude
nightly, brigadier
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whiff of dew
pesky, in the dusk, the dust does not smell
only the dew
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