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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

birth

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

mysterious; mystical

2

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

3

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

6

clique; faction

1

religious organization; religious organisation

9

primary star

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

12

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

3

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

1

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

1

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

6

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

5

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

33

even (e.g. even a child)

3

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

existence; being; presence

8

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

14

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

3

reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

5

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

fixed fitting (esp. window)

2

medical treatment; medical care

1

(not) one

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

16

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn

1

(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

window blind; blinds; blind

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

2

electronic sound

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

9

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

1

bed

8

wiring

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

17

just a little

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

2