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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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dwelling; house; residence; address

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lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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Camera obscura

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Latin (language)

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to make a sound

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faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

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armful; bundle

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elliptical shape; oval shape

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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projection (of an image)

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in

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minimum; minuscule; local minimum

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phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register

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ray (of light); beam; light

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darkroom

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to lead into; to draw into

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irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

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to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

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one grain; one drop; one bead

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to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

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reverberation; echo

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to doze (off)

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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of all people

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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ash; ashes

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straight line; beeline

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waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

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very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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orbit; eye socket

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gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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himself; he himself

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