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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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moth

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(insectile, especially moth) scales

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looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

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bedside

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date

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to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something

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encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

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double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

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unforgettable

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(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new

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parcel; package

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

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systematic; organized; organizational

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style; form; pattern

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Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

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wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental

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drainspout; rain gutter

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locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

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allotment (allocation) of marks

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bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

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safecracking; safecracker

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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late at night; at a late hour

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asleep (in bed); sick in bed

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full moon

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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to carry out a role

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manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words

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zone

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expert

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halting (speech); faltering; stammering

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against; contrary to

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independent; responsible; active; subjective

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high grade; special grade; classy

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to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

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Vashon

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to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

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head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters

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tense

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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graduate; alumnus

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to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

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secret; secrecy

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vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation

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