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preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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one's daily bread

5

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

3

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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ingredient; foodstuff

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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to have a meal; to take a meal

3

sign; signal; cue

2

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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some; small amount of

2

to leave space (between)

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

wooden box; wooden crate

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

3

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

to carry in; to bring in

4

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

5

just managing; with great difficulty

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

4

silence (not speaking); muteness

5

to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

5

cover; lid; cap

4

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

3

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

3

confinement

3

to stand to reason

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

8

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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item; event

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thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

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mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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stray cat; alley cat

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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