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myth; legend

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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to talk; to carry meaning

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dust; one ten-billionth

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to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

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history book

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

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enumeration; citation; listing

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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as a child; when one was a child

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books

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cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

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coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

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sometimes; often

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library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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grey moustache; white beard

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advanced age; senility

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bookshop; bookstore

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shabby; seedy

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starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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ecstasy; highest heaven

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difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

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good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

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acting; performance

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barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

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great haste; mad rush

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treating someone like a child

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side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

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applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

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