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the spirit of curiosity

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

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neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

3

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

4

demise

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London (UK)

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ten years; decade

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

subject; theme; motif

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

4

racial discrimination; racism

1

yellow race; Mongoloid race

1

Korea

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

4

intellectual

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

Far East

1

the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

3

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

2

point in time; occasion

2

barrage of questions

1

military physician or surgeon

1

helper; assistant; help

1

protective wall; bulwark

3

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

3

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

our

2

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

9

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

3

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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navy

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

impregnable

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fort; stronghold; fortification

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