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rear guard

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individual; one by one; separate; each

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

to go hunting

1

view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

a little bit; a little while

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

to take by surprise

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

painful experience

1

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

perfect; just right; ideal

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

the same age

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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

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

17; seventeen

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(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes

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big; large; great

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

2

discovery; detection; finding

1

back (of body)

1

new moon; crescent moon

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

characteristic

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moon; month

1

evening; night; dinner

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

ability; faculty

3

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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