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the four seasons

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what language

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

self-improvement book

2

self-development; self-enlightenment

2

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident

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to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

to feel blue; to feel depressed

1

kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone

1

favorite; favourite; pet

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plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)

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silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

8

bullet (from a rifle)

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to dream (of)

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in terms of; from the point of view of

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gasp; pant

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before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

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reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

4

wicked woman; ugly woman

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to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

2

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

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winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

7

take care of yourself; get well soon

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invitation

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

2

direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

1

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

bathing; going in the bath

1

paper

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

to rinse one's back

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sponge

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead

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(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

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every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing

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spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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