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an inch of land

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sparks

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negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

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memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

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to be engrossed; to be enthralled

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head; chief; boss; leader

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during imprisonment; while in jail

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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crowd; throng

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every night; nightly

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

flying without hindrance

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terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

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breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

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soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

another world

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

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brow; brows

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to entreat; to request earnestly

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reinforcement

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fast pace; quick pace

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up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

4

to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive

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disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

voices (of many people)

1

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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overnight; since last night

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

1

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

1

to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder

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iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

1

to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)

1

hostility; enmity

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persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

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intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

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small army force

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bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond

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muddy stream

2

mountain road; mountain trail

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to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking

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virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless

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