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anti-war argument; pacifism

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meeting hall; assembly hall

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sudden change; complete change

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled

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weekly publication

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ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

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thank you very much

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

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sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance

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(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

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responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing

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to spoil; to rot; to corrode

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flesh of fruit

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to take up space; to occupy space

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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bullet hole; bullet mark

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(metal) cap; clasp; mouthpiece; socket (for light, etc.)

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East End

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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loudspeaker

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commotion; stir

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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water's surface

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river surface; surface of a river

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high and low; rise and fall

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flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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brass band

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to increase; to multiply

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festive annual custom

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musical instrument

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band

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(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

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secondary; subordinate

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to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

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black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

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innermost depths of one's heart

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to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)

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