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as a child; when one was a child

2

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

indulging in every possible luxury

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

ridiculous; odd

2

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

4

utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

6

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

4

impulsive

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

Mali

6

attendance; serving

2

adoption (of a person)

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

3

lover; sweetheart; mistress

2

intelligence operative; spy

1

autumn; fall

5

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

2

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

4

way (of doing); method

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

4

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

3

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

5

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

4

each other; one another

3

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

scales; weighing machine

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

sense of values; values; value system

2

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

to dress up

3

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel

1

curl

1

race

1

shawl

11

every night; nightly

1

gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting

1

bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

2

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

4