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133 Cards in this Set
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escapism
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evasion
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to escape from the routine
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to get away from it all
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everrated
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overestimated
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masterpiece
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a person's best work
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yarn
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tale
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yarn2
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wool which is span into treat
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dismay
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displeasure
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merely
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simply
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ingrained
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rooted
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dog-eared
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worn out
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avidly
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eagerly
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stash
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hide
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deride
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laugh at s.b.
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gratify
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satisfy
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devour
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swallow
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scope
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range
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stern
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serious
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contempt
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scorn
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презрение
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evidently
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obviously
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contemptibly
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which deserves to be contempted
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contemptuous
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scornful
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despise
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contempt
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supply
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provide
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ravenous
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very hungry
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crux
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main point
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notion
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idea
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genuine
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real
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nusery
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childish
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fancy
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imagine
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty
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lodge
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cabin
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chalet
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small room in a larger house which is rented
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lodger
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tenant
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bare-footed
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with bare feet
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barren land
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unfertile with no regetation
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barrennes
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unfruitfullness
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rendition
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performance
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render
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perform
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cliff-hanger
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sth that keeps you extremely excited
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pilgrimage
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long religious journey
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trek
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long and hard journey
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dean
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the head of the faculty in a university
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prefect
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the head of a police department
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curator
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person in charge of a museum
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bored stiff
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more bored than usual
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pastime
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leisure activity
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umpire
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judge in tennis
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tripod
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three-legged device which support the camera
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stirrup
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loop
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bridle
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rein
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harness
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gain control over a horse
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carousel
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merry-go-round
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whisk
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to move with a rapid stroke
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raoucous
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noisy but harsh
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audible
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sth that could be heard
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disconcerting
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upsetting
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distressing
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unnerving
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harrowing
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frightening
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daunting
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sth that requires so much that you lose courage
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gruelling
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extremely difficult
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littered
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polluted
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pristine
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crystal clean
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immaculate
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untouched
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temperate
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without extremity
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fragrance
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scent
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gnarled
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twisted because of old age
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gnarled2
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rough and old skin
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wind
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make bends
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wind down
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calm down
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hamper
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worsen
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impede
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hamper
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impediment
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obstacle
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sth is not my cup of tea
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not being good at that
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bring the house down
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give a very successful performance
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face the music
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face the consequences
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let one's hair down
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relax
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on a shoestring budget
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to try to live on a very low budget
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on the house
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get something free
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paint the town red
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to have a great time
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make up for
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compansate
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to be at odds with s.b.
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quarrel with s.b.
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reconsiliate
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make it up
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be at large
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be free
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be at a standstill
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be stopped
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be at a loose end
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not to know what to do
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be at a loss
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be confused
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put up with
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bear
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put up
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erect
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overcast
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overclouded
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put s.b. down
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criticise
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put aside
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save
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set s.b. back
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cause as an expense
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drowsy
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feel sleepy
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set in
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develoo
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set off
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start, live for a place
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embark
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get in board of a ship
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grizzle
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greying, grey-haired
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desolate
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desert
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windswept
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affected by strong winds
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alpine
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mountainous
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scrub
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shrub, brush, bush
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chortle
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laugh at yourself with delight
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solitiry
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alone
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cradle
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place where we put a baby to learn to walk
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rim
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outer edge of sth
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savage
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wild
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savages
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local people
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resolve
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decide
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benign
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kind, gentle, friendly
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moorland
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vast area full of bushes
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startle
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move cause you are suprised
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glitter
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glisten, sparkle
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glimmer
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produce one's own light
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ad infinitum
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endlessly
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stoop
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bend down
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rivulet
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small stream of water
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chilly
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cold
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gaggle
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disorderly group of people
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loop
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sth in a circular repetition
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swath
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wrapped in
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pea-soup
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dense, thick
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dome
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rounded roof of building
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chuck
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throw
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void
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complete emptiness
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be void of meaning
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lack of meaning
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ridge
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top line of a mountain
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protrude
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stick out
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cluster
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group of identical objects
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scarlet
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red
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sway
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swing
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trip over
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stumble
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wombat
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marsupial
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lumber
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walk akwardly
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