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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
how others look at you; what others think about you
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
everywhere; at every turn
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
not limited to; not just ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
person who has rendered distinguished service
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
antidiarrheal; paregoric; obstipant
view; opinion; finding; findings
discord; (on) bad terms (with)