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spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production

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McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

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hearsay; learning by hearsay

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complementation; supplementation; completion

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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ago; since; before; previous

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comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination

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unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very

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action of making something; -ification

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metaphor

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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hot cocoa; hot chocolate

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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one week

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staying the night; lodging (at)

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only daughter

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to be too late; to be too slow

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rebellious phase; rebellious age

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quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette

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rather; better

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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hesitantly; timidly; diffidently

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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to slap; to strike; to spank

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light blue; pale blue; aqua

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spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

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at once; immediately; right now

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

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quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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human relations; personal relationships

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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iced tea; ice tea

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gomme syrup; gum syrup

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scarce; few remaining

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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creak; squeak; creaking sound

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