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funeral service

4

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

5

North America

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

next year; following year

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

7

in this way; like this

6

every year; yearly; annually

2

years later

1

(period of) a year; during an era

3

in succession; one by one

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

4

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

such; this sort of; like this

4

question; query

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

New Yorker

1

rejection (of an application)

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

at a glance; by accident

2

emperor's secret orders

2

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

long (e.g. novel, film)

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

ghost writer

2

this person

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

3

nature; property; disposition

1

routine

2

small; fine; detailed; stingy

4

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4

day after day; day in and day out; every single day

1

in the same way as; just like

5

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

3

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

ghost

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook

1