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last ray of hope; only hope

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literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

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to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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crest; coat of arms

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cream (colour, color)

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schoolgirl; female student

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payment

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personal name

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ordering (materials); placing an order; order

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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orange (colour, color)

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collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

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same kind (race); homogeneousness

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

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to blank out; to panic

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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to bear; to endure

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

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rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

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to wrap up

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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my; our; one's own

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snow; snowfall

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

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pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

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smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

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for a long time

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this piece; this work

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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at that time; in those days

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