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question; query

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the Himalayas

1

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

2

import; importation; introduction; afferent

2

to tame (an animal); to domesticate

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

3

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

3

had better do so

2

water and sewer services

1

renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

complaining; nitpicking

4

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

5

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

3

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

4

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

to react; to respond

1

kick the can (children's game)

1

can; tin; canned food

2

house across the street; neighbor across the street

1

dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

1

to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget

2

noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)

1

weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

3

to answer a question

2

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

2

the following week; the next week

1

pickaxe; pickax; pick

1

television station

2

I'll; let's; probably

1

cavity; hollow; cave; hollow

2

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

3

discoverer

1

trisect

1

-th (e.g. one fifth)

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

2

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

2

large amount of money; great cost

2

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

2

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

4

to begin talking; to open up

1

hidden treasure; treasured article

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

2