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narrow; thin (sized); slender

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to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

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to shake off; to throw off

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to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

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sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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dwelling; house; residence; address

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lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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Camera obscura

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Latin (language)

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to make a sound

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

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armful; bundle

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elliptical shape

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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projection

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to shine in (light); to illuminate

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minimum; minuscule; local minimum

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phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register

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beam; light ray

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darkroom

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to lead into; to draw into

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irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

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to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

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reverberation; echo

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to doze (off)

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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of all people

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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ash; ashes

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