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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)

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tool; implement

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to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

3

plan; idea; design; plot

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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every direction

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wide-angle

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sixty; 60

4

full use; extensive use; complete utilization

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(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

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convex

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printer

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printing

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protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

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depth; length

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to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude

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projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

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Hermione

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Braille

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dictionary; lexicon

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books

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the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

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realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately

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picture postcard

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approximately half

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dummy

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

3

figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

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evidence; proof; witness

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making constant reference to

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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character string

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penetration; permeation; transmission

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deciphering; decoding

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five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.

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misreading; misinterpreting

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vampire; bloodsucker

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Nosferatu

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building; construction

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in many cases

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straight line; beeline

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revisiting; visiting again

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one-way ticket

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uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

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unread

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successive generations; successive emperors

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ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

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