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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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reply; answer; response

2

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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gold thread

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showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

3

bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)

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the very thing; itself

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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youthful; young; young-looking

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forty; 40

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dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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romantic; spicy; coquettish

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smile

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this occasion; at this time; now

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what sort; what kind

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hmm; I see; hrm

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precisely because

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extraordinary; uncommon

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self-conceit; pride

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

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abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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predecessor

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

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edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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folding fan

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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rain and dew

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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former (incumbent); predecessor

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if it's the case

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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be; is

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