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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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to jest; to joke

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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sooner or later

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mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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whether or not

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to withdraw a request

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bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

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(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

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to remove; to move out of the way

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iron door

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mwahaha; giggle; cackle

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several years; a few years

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece

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uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

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craftsman; skilled artisan

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complicated and mysterious

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gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures

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boisterous dance; dancing wildly

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maxim

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liquid cooled; liquid cooling

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trial; test; try

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oilcan

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rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

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smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

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house hunting

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trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

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state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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to dance

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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several hundred; hundreds (of)

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to be blinded by greed

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anything and everything; just about everything

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while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life

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narrow escape from death

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lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

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to be thirsty

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stray dog

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self-deprecating; self-mocking

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to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

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dawn; daybreak

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