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father

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collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)

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England

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dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur

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to buy; to purchase; to buy out

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

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composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

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ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting

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common; frequent

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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nobility; aristocracy; peerage

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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amateur

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to give a glance (at); to take one look at

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fainting; swooning

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk

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deathbed; dying hour; one's death

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

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a few years ago; some years back

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illicit love

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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whether (or not); if

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reality

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right now; just now

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to (do) like this

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to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way

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with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

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to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

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piercing (cold); biting (wind)

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stray cat; alley cat

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creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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morning mist

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brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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good morning

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