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to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

bookshelf; bookcase

1

ebony

1

performance of one's official duties

2

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

3

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

1

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

to throw open; to leave open

2

door; gate; opening; title page

7

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

moderately; in moderation

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

2

false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

1

ashtray

1

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

to enjoy (oneself)

3

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

5

collar; lapels

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

that; the matter in question

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

standing on tiptoes

1

root; basis; foundation

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

animal

1

instinctive; instinctual

2

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

mechanism

1

battlefield; battleground

1

soldier

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1