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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

3

to grasp tightly

5

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

conviction; belief; confidence

3

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

7

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

3

very young; little; childish; immature

3

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

3

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

adult; grown-up

3

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

however

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disregarding; ignoring

4

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

1

antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

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abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

2

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

small; little; tiny

4

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

power; might; authority; influence

3

to be

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bow; bowing

3

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

2

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

to feel hungry; to get hungry

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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