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handicrafts

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

to treat badly

3

cold reception; inhospitality

2

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

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ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

4

Ramon; Raymon; Raymont

3

small scale

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level; standard; water level

1

comparatively; relatively

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quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

1

to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam

1

suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age

1

marriage; wedding

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

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last month

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eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

mother

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

1

originally; by nature; from the start

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

2

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

1

to hate; to detest

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to die

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

4

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

2

final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding

1

even now; still; as yet

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bullying; teasing

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immature; childish

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kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

1

meal; dinner; diet

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

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kitchen; financial situation

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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