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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

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basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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grim face; angry look

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short and stout; small but wide around

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coupled with; together

3

none of your business; not your concern

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feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf

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blasphemy

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forevermore; for eternity

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aim; goal

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

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shipwreck

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Cape of Good Hope

2

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

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of all things

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magnet; compass

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astronomical observation; shooting the sun

4

radio (communication); wireless; not using wires

3

compass

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occurrence; happening; taking place; completion

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no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to change, e.g. step

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

3

to be obvious; to be obviously correct; (lit.) to point to one's palm

3

median line

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to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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very slow speed

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composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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accident at sea; sea disaster; shipwreck

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to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

2

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

1

eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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perceptivity; perceptual ability

4

shade of a rock

3

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

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sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)

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arch; home run

1

wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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imperial order; imperial decree

1

season; weather

2

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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