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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

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to scan; to look over

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document; papers

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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priestess

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charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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looks; features; (personal) appearance

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depths; deep part

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diplomat

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Wolff

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exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

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epilogue

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offender; criminal

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evening; dusk; twilight

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slum quarters

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brothel

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street; quarter; district; area

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near; nearby; not far off

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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back street; back alley; off-street

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humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair

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bicycle

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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old cloth; rag

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to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

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to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

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puddle; pool of water

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blood

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puddle of blood; pool of blood

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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talisman; amulet; charm

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shriek; scream

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to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

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reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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with a thud

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to talk; to carry meaning

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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