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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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desert

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sandstorm; noise (video); snow

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season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

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to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

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loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell

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to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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young person; youth; young

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Vlad

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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reward; prize

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feudal lord

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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such; like that; in that way

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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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to do as one likes

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because

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

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remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

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near; nearby; not far off

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dominion; territory; possession

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

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nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

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for this reason

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third; no. three

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grand duchy

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

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self-sufficiency

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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aggression; invasion; raid

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usually; under usual circumstances

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to show signs of; to appear

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level; just; peaceful

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fertile fields or plain

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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mere; only; just; slight

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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unknown; obscure; insignificant

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to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs

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country town; rural town

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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country; territory; domain; realm

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to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at

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