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school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

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to have the nerve to

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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bed

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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darkish; dusky

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to scatter; to spread

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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windowpane; window glass

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

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to fly around; to scatter

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(writing) desk

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(flower) vase

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submersion; inundation; being flooded

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

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reference book

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

slap; smack; spanking

4

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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van; truck; delivery van

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right foot; right leg

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to raise overhead

3

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

uproar; disturbance

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

discipline; training; teaching manners

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

long time; many years

3

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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employee; servant

2

as before; as ever; as it was originally

1

raging fire; conflagration

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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fashion magazine

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the same day

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imitation; copying

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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