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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

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right in half

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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chaps (in the skin); cracks

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

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school term; semester

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wrist

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older sister; lass; young lady

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coating (esp. lacquering)

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uneven teeth

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colour wash; distemper; powdered paints or pigments

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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smell of something rotten; rotten smell

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to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

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to become hoarse; to become husky

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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glacier

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to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

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to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm

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insect; bug

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shaking; swaying

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to shine; to glow

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many; numerous

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

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opening and shutting; opening and closing

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

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for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

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labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

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to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

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practical problem; practical matter

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to be burned down

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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red hair; ginger hair

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desperately; for one's dear life

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mother

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building

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to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up

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in proportion to; according to; depending on

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moan; groan; groaning

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purple; violet

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change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

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ankle

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