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siblings; brothers and sisters

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

4

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

2

free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

3

to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

4

number of books

5

strategy; tactics

3

hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

1

wide; broad

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

1

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail

2

to begin to dance; to break into a dance

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

4

exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day

1

sideboard

1

secretiveness

3

to reread; to read again

10

idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

21

royal palace

72

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

7

seal; sticker

4

classifying

1

student library assistant

1

drawing; painting; picture

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

to cut off the retreat

2

taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

2

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

third-rate; third-class

4

second-rate; inferior

1

Gretchen

1

Gabriele

16

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

10

tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship

1

promotion; raising of status

1

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

1

present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress

2

record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

4

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

10

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

library science

1

enactment; establishment; creation

1

Ranganathan

2

war or military record; score; military achievements; results

4