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collection of books; (personal) library

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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title

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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guess; conjecture

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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skim reading; skipping through text

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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(divine) providence; dispensation

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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detailed; minute

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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page

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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purple; violet

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change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

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anguish

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shriek; scream

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to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

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reflexive; reflecting

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glass door

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risky; dangerous; insecure

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the other day; a few days ago

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flower pattern

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civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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timewasting; killing time

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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mantle; cloak; manteau

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virile; tough; masculine; intense

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