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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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classical; classic

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technique; method

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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however; because; as

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desk; copy editor

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to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

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sketchbook

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(wooden) pencil

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eraser; rubber

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

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ten minutes

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proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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self-control; self-restraint

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groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

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drawing paper

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to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

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image; picture; portrait

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immediately; promptly

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close-up

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to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

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folding chair (with tubular metal frame)

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flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

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violent explosion; bursting

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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Hobgoblin (comics)

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hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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to pout

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first half

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grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

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swept back hair

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deputy head teacher; vice principal

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

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important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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portrait; likeness

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montage

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(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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twitching

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lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

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along the road; along the way

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lifesaving

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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