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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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like that; that way

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conditions of a contract; terms of a contract

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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region; limits; stage; level

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to give permission to marry

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage

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fairy-tale-like

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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the scruff or nape of the neck

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still; even now; to this day

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nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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person who avoids others; social outcast

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exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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(nothing) but a little

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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love marriage

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute

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to quarrel; to dispute

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right about-face

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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Abel; Abell

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to dominate (usu. one's husband)

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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to blow out; to spout out

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the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie

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older sister

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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