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to look old; to get old

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

literary master

1

complete works; complete collection; complete series

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encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

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how many years; how long; what year

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literary magazine

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

4

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

4

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

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magazine

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to get between; to be caught in

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at that time; in those days

6

parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect

1

set of three; three sets; three classes

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

10

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

3

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

2

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

1

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

1

indecent; obscene

1

figure; shape; graphic

1

date; dating

1

furthermore; even more

2

inside; within

5

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

2

globe (map)

4

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

7

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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-made; make

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space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

radio-cassette player

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

2

unnecessary; unneeded

2

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

1

such ... as; or some such

4

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

3

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

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to have a talk; to tell a story

4

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

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