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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

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thin skin

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torture device; instrument of torture

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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pleased to make your acquaintance

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to throw open; to leave open

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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police; police officer; police station

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to report; to notify

2

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

2

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

2

to go back

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angle

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drink; beverage

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

2

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

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to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

2

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

first meeting; first interview with

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return to a castle

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

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to turn left; to turn to the left

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

2

square

2

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

3

(fine) art; the arts

2

number; amount

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acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

3

one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

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to break; to smash

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manner; style

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collection; correction

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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to have an interest (in)

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

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