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loyalty; allegiance; fidelity

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others; other people

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

2

to get irritated

1

way of calling (something or someone)

4

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

3

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

3

good grief

1

metal fittings; metal fixtures

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

advice; warning

6

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

deep inside; innermost place

2

iron door

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

2

door; gate; opening; title page

10

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

4

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

doorknob; door knob; door handle

1

light source

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

7

chain; chains

3

mysterious person

12

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

37

visit (from someone); call

1

construction; establishment

1

clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

one room

1

captive; prisoner

1

because of this

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

it seems that; as if

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substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

2

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

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