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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

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tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

subject; theme

3

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

9

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

3

strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write

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removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

radical; acute; sharp

1

to choose; to select

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already; now; no longer; not any more

2

philosophy

2

madness; insanity

1

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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to come back

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

2

he; him; boyfriend

2

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

golden

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street; quarter; district; area

2

literary world; literary circles

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

opinion; view; comment

3

difference; discrepancy; variation

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literary magazine

4

dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

1

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

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race

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

6

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

younger sister

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

7

temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)

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aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

5

debut work; one's first work

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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ago; since; before; previous

3

to communicate

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

3

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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