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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

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bag

3

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

endgame; final stage

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

3

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains

2

to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

1

(car) horn; klaxon

1

lifelong separation

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paid vacation; paid holiday

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a period of two days

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to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver

3

manyfold

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floorboard

4

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

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innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

1

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

1

tin plate

1

secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

1

buried gold; buried treasure

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

starving tiger

1

dull sound; muffled sound

2

fancy; fancy; imagination; whim

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

5

envelope

4

spectacle case; glasses case

4

under the floor

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even though it is not; despite not

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loose-leaf

2

to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

2

crossing a river

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how old; what age

2

success

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time capsule

5

to address

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excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

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postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

2

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

2

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting

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influential person; man of importance

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becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

3

rare; uncommon; not often seen

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

3

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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