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again and again

repeatedly

come or go back

return

make known

reveal

turn round

revolve

make along piercing cry or sound

scream

loud cry

shout

in a short time

soon

person who watches a show or game or incident

spectator

not fresh

stale

look long and steadily

stare

remain alive or in existence

survive

able to be seen through

transparent

go from one place to another

travel

not occupied

uninhabited

of no use

useless

surrounding district

vicinity

once a week

weekly

speak softly

whisper

young person

youth

father and mother

parents

person walking in a street

pedestrian

person who takes a gloomy views of things

pessimist

science and art of government

politics

liked by many people

popular

put off until a later time

postpone

on time

punctual

four-legged animal

quadruped

with little or no sound

quiet

who or what a person is

identity

doing no work or lazy

idle

not clear enough to be readable

illegible

unable to read or write

illiterate

light up

illuminate

make clear by examples or pictures

illustrate

without any delay

immediately

come into a foreign country as a permanent resident

immigrate

living forever

immortal

become better

improve

incapable of being wrong

infallible

not guilty

innocent

cannot be conquered

invincible

cannot be seen

invisible

cannot be repaired

irreparable

unable to walk normally

lame

person who is insane or very foolish

lunatic

dumb person

mute

person living next door

neighbour

well-known in an unfavourable way

notorious

happening from time to time

occasionally

person who takes a hopeful views of things

optimist

not normal

abnormal

put an end to

abolish

go with

accompany

succeed in doing

accomplish

take as one's own

adopt

by oneself

alone

once a year

annually

become invisible

appear

express approval by clapping

applaud

loud enough to be heard

audible

group of people who watch a show

audience

keep oneself away from

avoid

at the back of

behind

not sharp

blunt

period of 100 years

century

low in cost or value

cheap

comfort in time of sorrow

console

never ending

continually

without interval

continuous

move on hands and knees

crawl

lame person

cripple

period of 10 years

decade

move up one's mind

decide

go out of sight or existence

disappear

find out

discover

far away

distant

long spell of dry weather

drought

suitable for eating

edible

qualified to be chosen

eligible

leave one country and go to settle in another

emigrate

put up with

endure

way in

entrance

time that has no limit

eternity

way out

exit

show clearly the meaning of

explain

send goods to another country for sales

export

extreme scarcity of food

famine

able to bend easily without breaking

flexible

go or come after

follow

period of two weeks

fortnight

easily broken

fragile

physically weak

frail

small articles of dress, sewing-goods, etc

haberdashery

suitable for living in

habitable

an animal's or plant's natural environment

habitat

doing something constantly

habitual

argue about price of goods

haggle

suffering from a mental or physical disability

handicapped

spend the winter in sleep

hibernate

push roughly

hustle


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