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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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to approach; to draw near

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troupe; theatrical company

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small scale

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to begin; to set about; to start

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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drama; play; powerful drug

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desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

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comedy

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motif

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Grimm's Fairy Tales

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collection; compilation

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many; numerous

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sail

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

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to be satisfied

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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around the world; throughout the world

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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oneself; myself

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for the first time in one's life

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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abashment; bashfulness

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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outside world; physical world

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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a bundle; a hundred

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to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

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sunlight; rays of the Sun

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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after staying up all night

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nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

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lullaby

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to doze (off)

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in very small pieces

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deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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