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South America

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Australia

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

3

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

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answer; solution

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early on; earlier on; from early

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planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

6

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

4

preface; foreword; introduction

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

5

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

2

disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity

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author

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part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

fuse

3

Samuel

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Hopkins

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Adams; Adames

2

Rita

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Vaiman; Weimann; Weyman; Wyman

2

Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

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Erskin; Erskine

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piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

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(full-length) novel; long novel

1

battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

first time; first; initial

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

actress; female actor

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

2

Russia

2

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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to do in secret

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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sportsman

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to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

1

divorce

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

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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new life

2