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encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

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complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel

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matter to be checked or investigated

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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to jump up and down; to hop

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waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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to incur someone's enmity

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wise; clever; smart

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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village

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population; common talk

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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bank; coast; shore

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piece

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to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

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

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

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these guys; these fellows

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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to be the case that

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opening and shutting; opening and closing

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coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery

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here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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opening and shutting

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

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mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

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to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

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rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

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to go along; to walk along; to follow

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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gutter; ditch

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

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made of metal

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dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

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being startled; getting a shock

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terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

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to throb; to beat fast

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ready with a rifle leveled

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