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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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to stand stock still

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

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despair; hopelessness

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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originally

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sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room

1

thought to be; seen as

2

thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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drunkenness; intoxication

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

all; every

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

alcohol; sake

4

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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blessing; grace

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

8

webbing (fabric used for belts, straps, etc.)

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to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

2

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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thread; yarn; string

2

note; memo; memorandum

3

police drama (television); detective drama

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

5

many; much; plenty; hardly

4

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

9

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

19

fatal; lethal

4

snake; serpent; large snake

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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order; command; directions; instructions

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

3

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

original sin

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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