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Aldo

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four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)

2

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

1

bizarre murder; grotesque murder

1

sanction; approval

2

things; everything

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

reason; logic; method; system; order

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

4

punitive force

2

sleeping pill; sleep medication

2

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

2

fog; mist; spray

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

medicines; drugs

2

fixed amount

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

3

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

1

end; close; termination

3

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

short distance

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

2

unlikely; improbable

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

to hold one's breath

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

5

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

as planned

1

shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

powerful

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

4

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

poison

2

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

11

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

2

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

1

to lean over; to lean in

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to clap

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