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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

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to cause someone to worry

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opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

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to light up; to brighten

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chainlike

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silent film

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to entrap

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jewel; precious stone; gem

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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in the end; on top of that

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splinters of glass; glass shards

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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escape; getaway; evasion

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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standing tall; towering; soaring

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mountain range; mountain belt

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation

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sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil

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the mind's eye

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classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

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disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

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emerald

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crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

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creation of the world

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to begin to dissolve

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(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity

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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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persona

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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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old cloth; rag

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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falling asleep; going to sleep

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many; a multiplicity of

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to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

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to take over; to hand over

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to be relieved of one's post

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exit from a room

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Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather

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to train; to discipline; to teach manners

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much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

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Mikey

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the ancients; ancient people

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end of the world

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pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

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vibrato

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dividing into parts

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vanity; vainglory

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