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baby carriage; perambulator; pram

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slipper; slippers

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tax; duty

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

2

pose; pause

2

truth; real situation

8

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

3

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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parting; farewell

2

preface; introduction; preamble

3

mysterious; mystical

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

3

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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

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as you see; as you can see

1

whetstone; grindstone

6

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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mere; simple; sheer

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

7

the third

2

loud laughter

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

2

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

to force open; to push open

3

Westminster Abbey

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eight o'clock

2

on the way back; returning

2

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

1

schoolgirl; female student

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Sylvia; Silvia

1

content of a letter

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pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

hospitalization; hospitalisation

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

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alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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in this way; like this

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

2

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

2

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

2

end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

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