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twice

2

don't you think?; indicates question

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Redcap

1

fourth-year student

3

three times

2

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

4

town council

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wise; clever; smart

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

interruption; suspension; break

3

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

3

library

2

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

3

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

2

date; dating

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

4

this and that; one thing or another

3

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

example; precedent; case

1

detailed; minute

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

inspection; observation

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

to return; to come back

4

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

5

acquaintance

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

to bring up a subject

1

memory; sense; experience

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

5

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

highest grade; superlative degree

1

sensor

2

very young; little; childish; immature

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