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eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

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literature; books (reference); document

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(early) childhood

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to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

2

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

1

news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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heir; legitimate child

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absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing

1

two o'clock

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

2

to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

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puppy; small dog

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eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

2

fellow student

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

3

new and old; incoming and outgoing

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confrontation; showdown

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setting a bad example to others

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preachy; sanctimonious

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inheritance; something given or received

1

utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

2

under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat

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closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

2

hotpants; hot pants

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light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

1

glove; mitten; mitt

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

3

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

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to pamper; to spoil

1

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

3

playing house

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to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

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(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

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