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gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

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preface; foreword; preamble

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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for some years

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seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

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carelessness; negligence; oversight

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

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reputation

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above; more than

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guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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that well-known ...

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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abatis

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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means; method

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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(registry of) land and people

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sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text

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kindness

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rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

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careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

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trouble

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whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

last month; previous month

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shyness; bashfulness; shame

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selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

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to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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(a) year or two

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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immorality; dishonesty

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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patient; unhurried; leisurely

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sincerity; real intentions

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trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

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to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

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soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

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manuscript of poem

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difference

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