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calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

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first; new

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watching while standing (e.g. a play)

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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in this way; along these lines; similarly

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space; room; airspace

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extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected

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orchestra; band

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third floor

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audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

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semicircle

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for the first time in one's life

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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several tens

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Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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consequence; result; conclusion

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intuitive

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

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sense of loss; feeling of loss

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aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

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swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

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empty; vacant; hollow

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to writhe (in pain)

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sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

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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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to pick up; to find; to gather

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to talk; to speak

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to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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to let out a cry; to break forth

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to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

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to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

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to be annoying; to be troublesome

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to cling to; to embrace

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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to wrap up

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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fundamental; basic

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extreme; extremity

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at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties

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smirkingly; smugly; broadly

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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