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strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline

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this family; our family; this house; we

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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(present) head of a family

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to meet; to greet

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plump

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(large) house; residence; mansion

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grounds; premises

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

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gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

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work of art

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reception room; parlor; parlour

2

such-and-such a place

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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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gold

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easy-to-understand

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image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to sit down

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taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

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the other day; a few days ago

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appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

3

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

2

gesture; charades (game)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

3

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

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to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

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a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

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bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

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something (or other)

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to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying

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senior; older; elderly

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

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head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

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Appalachia

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branch office; branch store

1

extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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