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to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

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literacy

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tremendous; immense

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(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes

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comfortable; pleasant

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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defect of memory

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temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

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to shake one's head

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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to bud; to sprout

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to start forgetting

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

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to gaze long at

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to talk; to speak

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beaker

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medicine bottle; vial

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

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just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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unexpected; surprising

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months (period of)

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not until now; never yet

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to age; to grow old

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exchange; conversion

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from the beginning

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prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)

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skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

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