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to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

2

design; sketch

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange

1

oil painting

1

to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

likes and dislikes

1

skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality

1

discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting

1

competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

1

to show off; to parade; to pretend

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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Venice (Italy)

7

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

3

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

to be comprehensible

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younger sister

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

1

one side

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

1

canal; waterway; ditch

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

1

to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

1

to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close

1

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

2

to slim down; to lose weight

1

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

2

visitor (to an exhibit)

1

opening of a meeting

4

office

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next year

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

1

New Year's Eve

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

1

Velazquez

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copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy

1

well

2

original picture; key frame; key animation

1

technique; finesse

4

pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

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