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21st century

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transom

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ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

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impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

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to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb

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visual confirmation; sighting

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to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

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kick the can (children's game)

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can; tin; canned food

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email; e-mail; electronic mail

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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help

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cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

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(power of) imagination

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

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reality

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casting (of roles); casting

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exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

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bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

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fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

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evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil

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to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

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someone; a certain person

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis); kākā

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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speech; expression; wording; language

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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clear; bright; sunny

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guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

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