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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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to bind up; to tie up

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to twine around

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movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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civil war

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joke; jest; gag

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Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)

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gentle; mild-mannered

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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this occasion; at this time; now

3

to join forces; to cooperate

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

trouble; quarrel; dispute

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rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules

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father

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signature; autograph

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole

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sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict

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interruption; suspension; break

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

2

to keep silent

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nice; good; well-executed

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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preservation; retainment; keeping

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(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront

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support

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great-grandchild

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bright red; crimson lotus flower

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Rosalie

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

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reaction; response; reaction

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