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acquaintance

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

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wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

4

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering

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to take out a loan; to get a loan

1

to buy again; to buy anew

1

new car

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driver's seat (in a car)

2

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

2

music box; musical box

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physique; constitution

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to distribute; to hand out

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

to be burnt to death

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

4

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

3

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

4

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

3

three; three years of age

3

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

5

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

1

two groups; two bands

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perception; sensing; noticing

2

guard; convoy; escort

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

3

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

to stop in the middle of a sentence

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to increase; to grow

2

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

3

to overdo; to do too much

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

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