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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

based on; derived from; building on; beginning with

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

only; nothing but

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cancellation

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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only daughter

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

present; gift

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(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

always; usually

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

to pretend

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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oh; ah

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to etch into one's mind; to remember well

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

2

to go on reading

5

return of something; repayment

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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several people

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week

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secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

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world; society; people; the public

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

online shopping; internet shopping

1

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

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review

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

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spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

3

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

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fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

selection; choice; option

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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