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(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

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how; in what way

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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top secret

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raw meat; fresh meat

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black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement

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good-looking

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some people; a few people; several people

2

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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rumor; rumour; gossip; report

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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to prove; to substantiate

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anything and everything; just about everything

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guess; speculation; supposition

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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to cultivate; to foster

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general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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welcome; reception

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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only; nothing but

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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to hatch out

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mystique

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to increase (all the more)

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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

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to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer

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iron mine

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it seems that; as if

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means; is; as for

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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right in the center (centre)

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sound of a heavy object falling

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to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

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hill; knoll

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to draw in; to attract

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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