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to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

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after dinner

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soot

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brown bread; rye bread

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rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person

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transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

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Stone Age

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at least; at most; (even) just

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to come within sight

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invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

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crowd scene

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page

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(power of) imagination

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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unnecessary; needless

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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water level

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barricade

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dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment

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big treat; great offer

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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full moon

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moron; idiot; stupid person

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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upper surface; top side

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to apply; to adapt

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transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration

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my husband; one's family; family member

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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ten o'clock

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reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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trial run; test run

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to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

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I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

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sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

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beat; round

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being in; being at home

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rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

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to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry

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place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

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indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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loss; forfeit

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night view; night skyline; nightscape

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guard; security (officer); guardsman

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messenger of god; divine messenger

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