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unprecedented; never seen before

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

spring evening

1

beauty

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

confession

1

text; script; this book

2

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

3

unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice

1

novel; (short) story

4

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

galley; tray used for printing; galley proof

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

one breath; chug!; drink!

1

deep emotion; being filled with emotion

1

fairy-tale-like

1

horror

3

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

7

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

1

dystopia

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

desperate; hopeless

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

good and evil

1

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

2

speaking of ...; as for ...

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram

6

classical; classic

1

proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

out of control; uncontrollable

1

junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways

1