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pilot

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

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project

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first; new

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audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

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short story; short film; short poem

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popularity contest

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continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work

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decision; determination

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writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

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emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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ardor; enthusiasm

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

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extraordinary; uncommon

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to be the case that

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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25th day of the month; 25 days

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urgency; emergency

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hospitalization; hospitalisation

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major surgery; major operation

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publication; issue

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northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

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(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

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to spend time (on doing something)

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last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)

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surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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to hand (over); to deliver in person

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

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note; memo; memorandum

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even now; still; as yet

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leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

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final form

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preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start

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chapter one; first chapter

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revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript

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work-in-progress; working state

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dead person; deceased person

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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