drawn
verb
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"…I found myself drawn to the newchildren."
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interested in
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repulsed by
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tired or sick looking (adj)
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already created a picture or idea
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elders
noun
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"They said that the committee members would become
elders by the time the rule change was made."
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leaders or superiors
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mature or older people
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enhance
verb
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"…because it occurred to me that it might
enhance his nurturing if I could call him by a name."
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add to the strength of
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improve
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established
adjective
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"…how she would fit into their
established family unit."
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previously formed and recognized
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new
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growing strongly
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fret
verb
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"…they would simply fret and argue about it themselves for years…"
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worry
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ridge on fingerboard of a stringed instrument
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fortunate
noun
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"…was what I wanted most. I felt very fortunate."
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lucky
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unfortunate
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governing
verb
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"Sometimes, if it was a very important rule – unlike the one
governing the age for bicycles…"
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ruling or controlling
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have political authority
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impatient
adjective
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"She gave an
impatient
sigh."
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annoyed at waiting
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patient
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eager
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laborers
noun
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"And he didn’t envy
laborers
at all."
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people with a job that requires physical strength
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manual worker
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observation
noun
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"During the past year he had been aware of the increasing level of
observation."
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watching, attention
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the act of following ritual or religious occasion
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result or record of observing something
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participated
verb
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"I always participated
of course, because as children we must experience all of those things."
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took part in
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observed
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preparation
noun
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"What’s important is the preparation for adult life, and the training…"
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practice, readiness
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substance that is made from ingredients, such as medicine
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previous
adjective
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"Each December, all the newchildren born in the
previous year turned One."
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earlier or from before
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subsequent
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receiver
noun
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"…it would have to go, eventually, to the Receiver for a decision."
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somebody who is given or accepts something
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donator or giver
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electronic device that receives signals
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recreation
noun
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"In school, at recreation time, and during volunteers hours…"
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activity for amusement
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work
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released
verb
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"One at a time - there were always fifty in each year’s group, if none had been
released …"
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allowed or encouraged to leave
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discharged
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selection
noun
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"My friend Yoshiko was surprised by her selection as a Doctor…"
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being chosen
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assortment, options to be choosen from
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suspense
noun
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"…for me there was not the element of
suspense that there is with your Ceremony."
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uncertainty, doubt
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knowledge
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enjoyable tension
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technically
adverb
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"I'd been teaching her to ride mine, even though
technically I wasn’t supposed to."
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in principle, according to the rules
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related to special machines
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