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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

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to grow old; to age

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same year in school

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misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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a throw; a fall

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reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

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to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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wink

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a third force

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fourth

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one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

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pheromone

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stuffy; steamy; sultry

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barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band

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silk thread

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fluent; flowing; elegant

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variable; changeable; convertible; controllable

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to seize the initiative

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gently; airily; fluffily

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to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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great king

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nickname

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make-up; makeup; cosmetics

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cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

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wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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shiveringly

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gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

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finger; one's finger

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

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outspoken; frank; candid

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to tremble

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splash; spray

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to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

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barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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slim; slender; slight; delicate

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union; joining; conjugation

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eight; 8

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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