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reader

2

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

2

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

black hair

2

blond hair

1

inspiration

1

proofreading; correction of press; calibration

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

2

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

Tolstoy; Tolstoi

1

something worthy of comparison; something being compared

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

gravesite; tomb

2

original (text)

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

1

attic; garret; loft

1

brown bread; rye bread

1

compensation

1

great lie; falsehood

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

clapping hands; applause

5

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

2

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

1

event; function

2

in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

1

maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

5

(silk) gauze

16

side; beside; feature of a sword blade

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

2

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive

2

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

3

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

birth; creation; formation

1

taking no notice of; paying no attention to

1

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

3

curious; strange; unusual

5

hysteria

1