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despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time

2

(death by) electrocution

3

heading; headline; index; headword

1

pure water

2

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

unlocking

2

daring attack tactic

8

public lavatory; public restroom

1

abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

1

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

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disguise; masquerade

1

birth; creation; formation

1

evening; evening hour

1

delicious; appetizing; appetising

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

1

giant

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour

1

faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

5

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

2

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

2

firmly; strongly

1

night

1

knight on a white horse; Prince Charming

1

all day; for a whole day

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

for work; in a manner related to work

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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Q; q

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L; l

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remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter

2

(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

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taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture

2

the coming days

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

however; nevertheless

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

4

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to straighten oneself

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

2

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

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battleship

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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