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episode; anecdote; vignette

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

quotation; citation; reference

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

2

bell; bel; B

1

clapping hands; applause

2

in the meantime; meanwhile

2

several people

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

to the end; to the last

2

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

lying face down; upside down; prone

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

3

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

7

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

group (usu. of people)

3

adult male; man

1

to gather together

1

Bethel

2

servant; manservant; menial

1

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

1

august; beautiful

1

sisters

1

baptism

1

technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

1

steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to erase all trace of something

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

3

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

to become bloodshot

1

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

1

master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

1

love; affection

1

massage

1

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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