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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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sound of many footsteps

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alert status; emergency alert

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regarding highly; attaching importance to

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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reason for being; raison d'être

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arrival

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to nod to one another

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by itself; automatically; naturally

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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to meet; to greet

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electricity; (electric) light

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momentary; instantaneous

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Western-style house

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one room

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side dish

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master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

2

to do over; to remake; to resume

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frill

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race

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plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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pure white; snow white

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over-the-knee socks; overknee socks

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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headdress; hair ornament

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approximate age; age range

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age 10

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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one's twenties

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first half

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration

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publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

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army corps; corps

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to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

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to spend money

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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