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small desk

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dumping ground; dump

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chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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decay; ruination

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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

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consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1

however; having said that; but

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advice; warning

1

secret; private; surreptitious

2

to hate; to dislike

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

with untiring zeal

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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exit and entrance

2

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

2

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

1

gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)

1

simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent

1

paulownia crest

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to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

magnificent; sublime; vigorous; bold

2

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

axe; ax; hatchet

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

3

whereunder; thereunder

2

bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap

1

piled up high; in a heap

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

4

noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

6

each (carrying)

1

armful; bundle

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

of all things

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

3

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

ear

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storage room; storeroom; lumber room

2

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

3

one after another; in rapid succession

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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