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starting point; point of departure

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

2

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

1

and then; after that

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to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

3

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

2

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

2

to fear; to be afraid of

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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acceleration; speeding up

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

3

as expected; as predicted

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

hence; for that reason

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

again; once more; a second time

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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swelling; bulge; puff

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

2

big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby

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to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

2

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

3

(a) few; some; several

3

sensor

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malfunction; failure

2

eye measurement; measure with eye

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

2

a moment ago; just now

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not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

unnecessary; needless

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

3

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

2

to complain; to make a complaint

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front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

2

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

2

clubroom

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ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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