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to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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angle

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to incline one's head

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man; male; masculine gender

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but; however; although

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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to be (doing)

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

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to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

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often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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idleness; inactivity

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one by one; one each; one at a time

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armor; armour

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to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

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that's the way it is; such is life

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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waist band; girdle; sash

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foreign country

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thought to be; seen as

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

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feeling; sensitivity; emotion

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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but; however; although

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both (people); the two of them

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mountain road; mountain trail

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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deep emotion; strong feelings

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person of culture; cultured person

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nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

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