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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

return; welcome home

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by all means; by all costs

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intervention

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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to hide; to keep to oneself

3

reward; prize

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

2

watching while standing (e.g. a play)

2

entrance; admission; entering

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wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

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receptionist; clerk

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outline; summary; argument

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cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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questionnaire (form)

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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blackout curtain

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illumination; lighting

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

1

existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

(about) middle; midway

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

4

beckoning

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

2

left end; left edge

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speaker

2

coming; going

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thank you very much

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

tips; pointers

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photography; taking photographs

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flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

12

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

4

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

3

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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darkness; the dark

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