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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

7

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

teary eyes

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sincerity; good faith

1

doing whatever one pleases

3

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

3

making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

to pinch; to nip

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

3

to giggle

3

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

slap in the face; slap on the cheek

3

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

sealed letter

1

sender

1

to break the seal

1

private (establishment)

1

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

3

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

1

brochure; pamphlet

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

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bluebird of happiness

3

to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

mountain road; mountain trail

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

(full) name; identity

1

school register

1

number; series of digits

1

to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

1

guidebook; guide

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

acceptance

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

1

school term; semester

1

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

2

smooth

2

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

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