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world-first

1

cot; basinette; crib

1

in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

1

indecent talk; dirty story

1

pocket

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

2

to die

1

hungry; starving

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

picture book

4

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

5

piglet

4

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

end; conclusion

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

9

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

generation gap

2

hey; listen

2

long ago; once upon a time

1

village

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

1

they; them

2

independence; self-reliance

1

to build a house

2

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

straw

4

piglet

5

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

page

5

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

1

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

1

slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

1

in this case

2

Don (Spanish honorific)

1

change; alteration; modification

1

to be satisfied

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

glossy; bright; slick

3

to go on reading

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

to escape

2

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

brick

1

youngest child

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

1