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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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a matter for the police; a brush with the law

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to skin; to peel

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

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to begin to tremble

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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nape of the neck

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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point-blank range

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all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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at a young age; while still young

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to build a house

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parents; both parents

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school

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annual income

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savings

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lifestyle; way of life

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on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

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having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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unsigned; unregistered

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letter; missive; note; mail

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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act; deed; conduct

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to affect; to impact; to influence

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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escalation

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storage room; store room; lumber room

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skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

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small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

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telescope

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privacy

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to peek; to peep

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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open; frank; liberal; open-minded

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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