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

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many times

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plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

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to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

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to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

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reward; honorarium; remuneration

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going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways

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realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

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store; reserve; stock; savings

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ashamed

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high class; esteemed; cherished

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having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

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calamity; misfortune

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to be related by blood

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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completely; fully; entirely

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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foreboding

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watchtower; observation tower; lookout

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beckoning

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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viscously; stickily

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cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)

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food storage; provision store; pantry

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lead (Pb)

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in deep black; in jet black

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storage; preservation

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wealthy people; the rich

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cold storage; refrigeration

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equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

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swallowing; understanding; apprehension

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

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back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

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to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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night watchman

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behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

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dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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food; foodstuff

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sequel of a story

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