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frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

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third-year student; third-year pupil

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empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)

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fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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Felidae (family comprising the cats)

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carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

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plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

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to keep step with

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sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

existing; living; extant

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mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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private room

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iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)

1

stochastic; probabilistic

1

handling; manipulation

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to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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to slip out

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loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex

1

fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

1

to become better; to improve

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power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

self-control; self-restraint

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

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chewing gum; gum; rubber

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sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

(by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach; used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect

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to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel

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acute angle

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with a thud

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help

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weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

while running; while moving; in motion

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thus; in this way

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to take by surprise

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foolish; stupid; silly

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to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

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