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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

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once in one's life; once in a lifetime

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audience; interview

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due form; official; formality

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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from now on; hereafter

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having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)

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attendance at a castle

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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never again

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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grandchild from a daughter married into another family

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

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(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

height; elevated place

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

3

gloomy

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outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

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sympathy; compassion; pity

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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to turn one's face away

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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footwear; footgear; shoes

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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to escape; to run away

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this

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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land; shore

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a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

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accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

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uncle

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