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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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greater than ...; bigger ...

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green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

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thump; clang; clank

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to drop; to let fall; to omit

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top part; surface

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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anyhow; in any case

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cough; ahem

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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foolishness; silliness

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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whispering into a person's ear

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to grow numb with cold

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(indoor) heating

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pen

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please

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meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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to happen to have on hand or in stock

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(not) one

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

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diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

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citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

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in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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mother and daughter

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warning; advice

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

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tens of thousands

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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everyone; anyone; no one

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earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

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firmly, stubbornly

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human rights; civil liberties

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

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even more; still more; further

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it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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