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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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to wait for a ripe moment

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to cross the line; to go too far

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

both hands

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welcome; reception

1

television program; TV program

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guardian deity

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birth; creation; formation

1

coming and going; commuting

3

day after day; every day

2

national paper; paper with a national circulation

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local newspaper

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newspaper

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place name; toponym

1

map

4

directory; list

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

3

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to pass; to pass by

1

opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)

1

closing time (library, museum, etc.)

1

ninth day of the month; nine days

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

folding one's arms

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

3

atlas

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

3

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

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mobile communications

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

1

gene; genetic

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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multi-

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walk

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bipedal walking; walking on two legs

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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