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last year

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

to be (doing)

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3

nose

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

Linus

44

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

to close; to shut

4

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

3

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to make an appearance; to show up

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

1

one's troops

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

reptiles

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

behind; in the rear; in back

1

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

4

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

2

to be jealous; to be envious

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

guide; host

1

ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames

1

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to pierce

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

1

edged tool; cutlery

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