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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

2

one by one; in detail; minutely

2

different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

1

counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses

2

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

5

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

inheritance dispute; succession dispute

1

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

5

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

1

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

split; division; break up

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

4

direct

1

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

1

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

1

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

2

nautical table; sailing chart

1

compass

1

running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

pirate ship

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

2

large tree; big tree; huge tree

19

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

9

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

5

tree; shrub; bush

13

founding of a nation

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commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake

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age of a tree

2

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

shape of a tree

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

1

to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather

1

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

2

winter

4

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

2

to look forward to

3

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

2

people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People

6

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

2

all; every

3

parents; both parents

10

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

9

to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk

1

to spend time (on doing something)

4

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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