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whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

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mere; only a ...

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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to pass away; to die

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usual state of things

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feeling of solidarity

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

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anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

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expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

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market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

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study; library; den; home office; reading room

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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piled up high; in a heap

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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opinion; point of view; visual point

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desk

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to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

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preference; priority; precedence

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to scan; to look over

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lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

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mealtime

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earthquake

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fire; conflagration

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urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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to finish reading; to read through

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page

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annals; chronicle; chronology

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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posterity; future life; life to come

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notes; comment; remark; annotation

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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to be absorbed in reading

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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to complain; to make a complaint

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to come back

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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question; query

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coral

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street; quarter; district; area

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(full) name; family name and given name

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peerage; court rank

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