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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

5

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

2

looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

3

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

3

relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

2

silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money

2

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

cork

1

made of silver

1

writer

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

to await; to wait for; to expect

1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

1

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

3

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

9

smuggling; contraband trade

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

2

customs officer

1

abrupt; sudden

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

1

to listen again; to ask again

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

9

one's home; one's house

1

concern; interest

3

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

3

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

Pliny

2

century

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

3

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

no; nope

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106-43BCE)

1

wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

7

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

Latin (language)

1

pronunciation; production of sound

3

short vowel

1

both; (not) either

2

to speak through the nose; to nasalize

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

3

rim; brim; edge; brink

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