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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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tips of one's hair; hair ends

3

to kiss

3

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

true character; real nature

2

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

3

to make narrow

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desire; appetite; lust

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

beast; brute; animal

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

3

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

2

beginning; clue; starting point

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

5

to make a speech; to address

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

4

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

3

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

1

unique; peculiar; singular

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

causing pain; sadism

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

2

process; course; mechanism

3

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

ability; capability; skill

3

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

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perfection; flawlessness

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

mutual enemies

1

the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

1

to be jealous; to be envious

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to cast a shadow

2

preface; introduction; preamble

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kiss

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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