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quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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basin (e.g. between mountains)

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climate

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

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foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent

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grape; grapevine

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vineyard; vinery; grape plantation

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(mountain) ridge

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along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

2

mountain ridge; near a mountain

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advance party

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garrison; military base

5

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 cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

farm road

2

fallen tree

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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silver (color, colour)

2

hair (on the head)

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secondary disaster

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

separate case; another matter

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speaking voice; talking voice

1

welcome; reception

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

low voice; whisper

2

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

2

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

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merely for form's sake

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late at night

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

television program; TV program

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)

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at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

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local residents

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apology; excuse

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interviewee; subject of an interview

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mike; mic; microphone

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