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you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)

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high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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an eye for people; the ability to judge character

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northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

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attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

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banquet; dinner party

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

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mystery

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin

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pound cake

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Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

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relation; connection; relevance

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simply put; putting it simply; in short

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

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selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

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all members; whole army

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

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barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

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to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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acquisition; possession

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to be highly pleased

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performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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to need; to call for; to require

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skill

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waiting in vain

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prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

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always; at any time

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random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

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this time; now

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who the heck; just who

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

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once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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verbalizing; putting into words

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now that; since; so long as; because

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ideology

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policy

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