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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)

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symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

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dramatic expert

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good person

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bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

2

drama in verse

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black list

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to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

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Dostoevskii

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uncle

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Othello (board game)

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)

2

most of all; extremely; supremely

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sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text

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reading aloud; recitation

3

snow storm; blizzard

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oneself; one's body

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precedent

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knob; doorknob

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children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

1

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

residence; abode; dwelling

1

paper; note; document; bill

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bribe

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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election; selection; choice

1

ability to get things done

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being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

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origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action

1

edict; ordinance; proclamation

3

to read too much

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

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ethnic; racial; national

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every month; monthly; month by month

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anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

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poison

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outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

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to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

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to be comprehensible

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relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

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a guess; anticipation

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optimism; taking an optimistic view

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one-person business

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service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry

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