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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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desolate; dreary; lonesome

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tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams

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open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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strong; hard; manly

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government service; government employ

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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discharge; dismissal

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female teacher

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wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment

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exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

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position; place of employment

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trial; judgement; judgment

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to follow another's example

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capital city; metropolis

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claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

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grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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younger daughter

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vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

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guard; watchman

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manager; landlord; warden; root (user)

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one's possessions; ownership

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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all the more

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avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

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to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

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covetousness; greed

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even

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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to fade; to become dim

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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down-and-out; ruin; decline

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each; every

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thin strip of bamboo

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something; nothing (with neg. verb)

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mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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gambling

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to ruin oneself

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curse; spell; malediction

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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to fail to be attentive to

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piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

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