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the same age

1

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

2

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band

9

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

2

pen

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

3

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

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

1

light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

sisters

3

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

7

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

atonement; expiation

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

3

next month

2

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

4

eyelid

2

eye drops

1

loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness

1

poison

1

dropping medicine in the eyes

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

4

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

birdcage

2

mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

1

(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

won't do (for me)

1

final farewell

1

to recall; to remember

2

to bind; to fasten; to tie up

1

blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus

1

one's final abode

1

to sob; to be choked with tears

3

inner heart

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

2

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1

back seat (of a car); rear seat

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

3

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

1

shop; small store; business; firm

1