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Advent calendar

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sweet; sugary

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overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)

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soarer; sailplane

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Rugila

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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to dissolve; to melt

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palace

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jewel

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dear

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garnet

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to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

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hot dog

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pad; padding

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rock

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decoration; arrangement

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to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

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don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

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investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

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to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

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in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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to check through; to thoroughly investigate

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eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

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barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

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special case; exception

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queen

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term

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small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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if I (we, etc.) could

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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lesson

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chuckle; chuckling

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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darkness

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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king

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sense of justice

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to lose one's way; to get lost

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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regret; repentance

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

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face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

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