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funeral service

4

general; popular; common; typical

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

2

gist; main point

3

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

9

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

8

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

9

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

5

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

similar

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

5

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

2

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

5

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

3

and then; after that

4

if so; in that case; in that situation

3

ad lib; ad-lib

1

start

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

1

forty; 40

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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sign; signal; cue

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to clap

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pen case

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

mechanical pencil; automatic pencil

2

one's share; one's portion

1

brand new; fresh

1

graphite

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

in succession; one by one

3

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

3

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

4

(early) childhood

3

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

5

each; respectively

4

itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

4

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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