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bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

1

on board a ship; aboard a ship

3

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

4

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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the sound of waves

2

to throw open; to leave open

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

5

morning sun

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

to say goodbye; to bid farewell

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

4

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

clinic; medical office; infirmary

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

blinking (in surprise)

3

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

3

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

1

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

(it was) not until; (it was) only when

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

3

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck

1

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

3

regularity

1

circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)

1

well; now; then

1

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

3

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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