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tall (of a person)

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arrowhead

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

2

(flower) petal

2

to kneel

4

bluish; tinged with blue

1

underground stem

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

how many hours?

4

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

5

sea or river bottom

1

while; even though; despite

3

water's surface

2

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

7

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

21

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

true character; true heart; true spirit

4

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

9

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

3

great joy

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

8

escape; evasion; flight

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

8

to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

3

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

4

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

8

to need; to call for; to require

2

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

6

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

3

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

7

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

to shout at

2

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

11

to relax; to feel at home

2

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

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