Vocabulary

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alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

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shriek of delight; cry of joy

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to shorten one's life

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to scream

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one

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to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

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leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections

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to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

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missing important things here and there; full of gaps

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a good workman does not blame his tools

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poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip

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the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction

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going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana

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skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin

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euphony

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kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water

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to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible

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biggish; largish

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not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong

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smallish; on the small side

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to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

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to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to undergo surgery; to have an operation

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(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

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like minds gather

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to have the tables turned on one

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like minds gather

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to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

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to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs

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to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs

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to come of age

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to come of age (for a girl)

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to come of age

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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