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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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to cross a river

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as far as the eye can see

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here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

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row of houses; each house; every house; every door

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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building

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

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to be erected; to be built

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plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

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shape; form

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fort; stronghold; fortification

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(how) many times; (how) often

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revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

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bottom; buttocks

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horizontal; level; even

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angle

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

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net; netting; web

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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to go into a huddle

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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mimetic muscles

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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noh mask

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lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

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to say; to be called; to do

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to take care of

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anything; whatever; whatever one likes

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to be

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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preface; introduction; preamble

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isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

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atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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interior design; interior; upholstery

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simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

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