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Sophie

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to begin to tremble

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

8

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

3

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

4

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

1

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

1

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

9

famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)

1

unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

2

North Pole; the Arctic

2

lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

opposite shore

1

to have one's horizons broadened

2

deepest

16

polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

1

challenger

1

one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

5

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

1

quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

6

carafe

2

to tower over the surroundings

4

top; summit; peak

1

buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)

1

diverse; various

1

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

illegal act

2

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

3

Uther Pendragon (legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur)

13

to violate the law

1

Pendragon

2

modern

2

expression; phraseology

3

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

2

principal occupation; core business

1

the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

5

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

4

book; volume

3

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

2

adventurer

8

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

to give; to do ...

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

3

the ... in question

8

land of the gods; Japan; Heaven

1

transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links

1

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

2