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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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reading with pleasure

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revision (of text); alteration; change

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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

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poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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(somebody else's) parents; both parents

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friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

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to prohibit

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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middle of the night; dead of night

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sofa; couch

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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double life

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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for appearances' sake; for appearance sake

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to rebuke; to scold harshly

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

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suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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to make a sound

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pleasant; charming

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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golden (colour, color)

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library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

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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)

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time of death; one's final hour; one's end

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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to be too late; to be too slow

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benefactor; patron

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

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relation; connection; relevance

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curio; rare article

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preferential

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deposit; earnest money

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several years

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to sniff out; to get wind of

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scarce; rare

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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