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elder sister; older female friend

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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sixty; 60

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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

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both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours

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to sit in a row; to be arrayed

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audience

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to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

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25; twenty five

3

Edison

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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luck with women

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inventor

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lecture

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interruption; suspension; break

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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hindrance; intrusion

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valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

fur

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long boots

2

child

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

first article

2

contraception; birth control

2

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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scruff of the neck

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

3

mankind; humanity

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half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

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successor

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

2

to consign to oblivion

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rim; brim; edge; brink

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to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

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surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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