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repentance; confession; penitence

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right and wrong; good and evil

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

3

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

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black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher

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reddish brown

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good-natured old man

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-like

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

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nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

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David

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Smith; Smyth

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

2

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

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involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

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(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

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divine love; agape

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

2

secret; mystery

1

stone monument

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to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

3

winter vacation; winter holidays

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

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Genesis (book of the Bible)

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nineteen; 19

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down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover

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reading through; reading over

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several times; once or twice

2

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

to reread; to read again

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Satan

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

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contradiction; inconsistency

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vivid; striking

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to check; to compare

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