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to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

1

angle

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to yearn for; to be in love with

3

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

firm refusal

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

commanding officer

1

last night

2

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

serenade

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true story

4

to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

4

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

1

illustration (e.g. book); picture

2

page

4

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

2

children's story; fairy tale

1

elliptical shape

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

5

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)

2

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

to scan; to look over

3

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

3

literature

1

scholar

1

anecdote

2

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

2

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

early (days); initial stage; initial

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

to spend one's days in tears and sorrow

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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