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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

10

twentieth day of the month; twenty days

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

sulfur (S); sulphur

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point in common; common feature

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potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

2

(artistic) transparency

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to overlap

2

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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you could say that

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too much; excessively; too

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to take time

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

3

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

2

pine needle; small gift; souvenir

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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every day

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

bold; daring; audacious

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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by sheer strength; by brute force

3

settlement; solution; resolution

1

particularly; only; in the case of

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to come to a settlement

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

4

door; doorway

4

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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