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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

1

exactly opposite (of)

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chuckle; giggle

4

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

2

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

9

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

Far East

1

island country

1

half century

4

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

4

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

palm (of one's hand)

3

mask; disguise; guise; mask

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hunter

6

perennial youth

1

life span

4

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

3

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

4

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

4

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

1

one's twenties

2

first half

1

several hundreds

1

-years-old

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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hundreds

2

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

mixed race; mixed parentage

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

desire; appetite; lust

3

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

3

to glare at; to scowl at

2

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

2

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

2

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

5

something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

8

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

primary school; elementary school; grade school

4

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

2