to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
choice; selection; option
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
beginning; clue; starting point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
permission; approval; authorization; license
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
very likely; very probable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
simply; merely; only; solely
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
the other day; a few days ago
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
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