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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

graveyard; cemetery

2

to become hoarse; to become husky

6

way; method; means; resource; course

1

like that; so

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

2

several weeks; a few weeks

2

to take a firm stand; to argue about

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visitor's gallery; seats for the public

2

hardness; stiffness

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to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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to besmirch; to sully

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scandal

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

2

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

jury

1

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

2

to be a sign of; to be an omen for

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parchment

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inside the court

3

strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

2

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

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imperial command

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

1

carrying voice; well-projected voice

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

2

judgment paper; judgement paper

1

religious court; the Inquisition

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

distinctive; characteristic

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forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player

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monocle; lorgnon

2

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

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boy; juvenile; child

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Alek

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

being about to cry; the verge of tears

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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witness

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calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent

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