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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

2

(social) class; rank; grade

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brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

8

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

8

lower position

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2

to approach; to draw near

3

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

4

spectacle; sight; scene

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

sniff; sniffle; snuffle

1

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

to cling

3

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

2

to wrap up

3

that day; the very same day

4

all night long; all through the night

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

2

in a little bit; after a short while

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

call; visit

2

stomach ache; abdominal pain

3

to hate; to dislike

2

number of times; frequency; count

1

inevitable; necessary

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

7

listener's role

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

next month

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues

1

to have a rumor circulating

1

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

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

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

sons and daughters; children; girl

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