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Luzzi

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teeth (of a rasp); rasped area

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fuller (of cloth)

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person on the path to enlightenment; Buddha; bodhisattva; high priest

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realgar

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Dickins

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archdiocese

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Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

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being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

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Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull

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to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main

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long-lasting; durable; keeping well

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convert (e.g. to Buddhism)

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abbey

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impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel

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articles of commerce

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epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp

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authoritarianism

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measurements; weighing

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hindsight

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copying; transcription

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Holy Communion; the Eucharist; the Lord's Supper

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allyl

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to fail to catch; to ignore

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weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

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mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy

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Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival

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snappingly; with a snap

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gentle; affectionate

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alum

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sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)

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water clock

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eating a lot; excessive eating; gorging; guzzling

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incessant; uninterrupted; continuous

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the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending

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business; liveliness

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worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

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to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel

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Rama (Hindu god)

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butcher's knife; chef's knife

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work schedule; progress schedule; process chart

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divide and rule; divide and conquer

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to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

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Taurus (constellation); the Bull

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preacher

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Burroughs; Burrows

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sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding

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flour dealer; miller; mill

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prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling

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frankincense; olibanum

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