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old man

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

3

(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)

2

outward appearance; apparent

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

1

few days

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by the window

1

to serve; to do

1

not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

as you see; as you can see

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

repair; mending

2

estimate (of costs); budget

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

young; youthful

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

fresco; mural; wall painting

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

2

official history; authorized history

3

description; account

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

2

to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1

in line with this; therefore

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

the very thing; itself

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

2

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

3

contempt; scorn

1

bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

5

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

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

2

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

word; language; speech

1

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

9

coarse; crude; rough

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

cost; expense

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