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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

3

meat sauce; Bolognese sauce

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pasta

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pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked

1

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

3

hero

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linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

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so to speak

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prologue

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original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

4

three times; thrice; third (interval)

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

3

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1

new life; fresh start; new routine

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putting off; postponing

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learning; study

2

dispersing; vanishing

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with one's own hands

1

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless

2

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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wear; abrasion

3

to rescue; to free

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desire; wish; aspiration

2

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

3

listings magazine; informational magazine

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

5

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

4

truck; lorry

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

5

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

6

muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles

2

exchange; conversion

3

tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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goodness; good

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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to rely on

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

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cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

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