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invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

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palace

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model; dummy; maquette

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to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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front; frontage; facade; main

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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clerical desk; office desk

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document; official papers

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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leather; leather-bound; leathern

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panel

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secretary (government); director; chief

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to sit down

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on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

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to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

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reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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telegram

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closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

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relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

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Asian Continent

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and; as well as

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

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with a clank

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bayonet; guns and swords

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guard; sentinel; garrison

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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creak; squeak; rasping sound

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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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seems; I guess

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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perhaps; maybe; possibly

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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