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orphanage

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

1

field; plain; prairie; moor

1

to run around; to bustle about

1

adult; grown-up

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

older; senior

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

cost of one's food; one's board

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to fall in love

2

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

who

3

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

superstition; superstitious belief

1

child

4

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

transparent; clear

1

to dye; to colour; to color

3

common people; ordinary people; masses

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

from the beginning

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

12

to occur; to happen

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

2

why; how

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

2

action; operation; effect; function

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

yes; that is so

1

precious; valuable

1

existence; being

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

east

2

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

decision; determination; resolution

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