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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

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candlestick; candlestand

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very dim light

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late at night; small hours of the morning

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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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promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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on what business

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

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whether or not

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crucial; key; most important; main (point)

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perfect; complete; flawless

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grasp; catch; understanding

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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delay; procrastination

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camp site; campground

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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to take over; to hand over

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exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

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large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

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to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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commotion; stir

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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rear; back; reverse

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

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approval; endorsement

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old man; old geezer

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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