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sending a telegram; telegraph

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East London

1

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

1

eight o'clock

3

office

1

for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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make-up

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construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

3

pessimism; disappointment

1

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

harbour; harbor; port

2

to deceive; to ensnare

1

smoke; fumes

2

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

living room

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plaintive; piteous; doleful

2

sympathy; compassion; pity

3

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

matter causing distress; something causing worry

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

1

the British Empire

1

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

2

indignation; resentment

2

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

3

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

1

flight; desertion; escape

2

to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

1

yellowish; tinged with yellow

1

black mole; beauty mark

1

color scheme; colour scheme

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

2

bad-tempered

1

how many times; how often

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

2

lover; lady-killer; sexy guy

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

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to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

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attendant

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ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

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