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Proserpina (goddess); Proserpine

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to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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lodging; abode; shelter

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caravan (of merchants)

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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antidote

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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flight; desertion; escape

2

perception; sensation; awareness

2

resignation; acceptance; consolation

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figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

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tenant farming

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cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)

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contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic

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to approach

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worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness

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tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

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everyone; one and all

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philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

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inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

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a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

2

complete change; about-face

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to survive

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

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field; plain; prairie; moor

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dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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graveyard; cemetery

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to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer

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peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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bedding; bedclothes

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Cannae; Canne (Italy); Battle of Cannae (216 BCE)

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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borrowing; loan

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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tender nurture; affectionate rearing; raising with loving care

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unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

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flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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favoritism; favouritism; partiality

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to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate

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path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

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