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seek refuge |
Verb
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to seek shelter or protection |
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corrupt official |
Noun
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a person who accepts bribes |
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dreadful pool |
Noun
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a dizzying and terrifying pool of water |
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frightening abyss |
Noun
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a dizzying and frightening abyss |
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shifting cultivation |
Noun
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a method of farming involving rotating fields or sequential cropping |
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rotational farming |
Phrase
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agricultural practice of shifting locations or planting successive crops before the previous one is fully harvested |
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all around |
Adverb
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in a manner that encircles or follows a perimeter |
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observance of impurity |
Noun
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period of ritual impurity observed following the death of a close relative |
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eat greedily |
Verb
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to consume food greedily in a way that is offensive or disrespectful to others |
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headlong fall |
Verb
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to fall face-first onto the ground |
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dung heap |
Noun
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a pile of manure or refuse |
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manure pile |
Noun
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a pile of manure or refuse |
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mobile hospital |
Noun
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a medical facility designed to travel between villages or districts to provide temporary healthcare services |
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mobile clinic |
Noun
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a medical facility designed to travel between villages or districts to provide temporary healthcare services |
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ghee-seller |
Noun
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a person who trades in clarified butter |
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round-shaped |
Adjective
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resembling the shape of a traditional water pot |
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tantrum-thrower |
Noun
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someone who frequently sulks or throws tantrums |
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cause to memorize |
Verb
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to cause someone to learn by rote |
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make someone rote learn |
Verb
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to cause someone to learn by rote |
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to be made to crawl |
Verb
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to be forced to crawl or sneak |
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to be made to sneak |
Verb
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to be forced to crawl or sneak |
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to make someone crawl |
Verb
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to force someone to crawl or sneak |
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to cause to sneak |
Verb
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to force someone to crawl or sneak |
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manure heap |
Noun
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a heap of manure or waste materials |
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head-down |
Adjective
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having the head directed toward the ground |
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downward-facing head |
Noun
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a head or face positioned facing downward |
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downcast look |
Noun
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a downward-facing or bowed head posture |
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falling headlong |
Noun
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the act or process of falling headlong |
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under-the-table dealing |
Noun
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the act or process of engaging in illicit or under-the-table dealings |
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early-maturing |
Adjective
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maturing earlier than usual |
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Gotu kola |
Noun
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a creeping medicinal herb with horse-hoof shaped leaves used to improve memory |
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cobs |
Noun
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a collection of corn cobs of various sizes |
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small cob |
Noun
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a small corn cob |
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be collared and pushed |
Verb
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to be grabbed by the neck and shoved |
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shoving by the neck |
Noun
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the act of grabbing someone by the neck and shoving them |
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collaring |
Noun
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the act of grabbing someone by the neck and shoving them |
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sparse corn |
Noun
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corn sparsely sown in a dry field |
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poles |
Noun
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a collection of poles of various sizes |
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earthenware pots |
Noun
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a collection of earthenware pots of various sizes |
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water jars |
Noun
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a collection of water jars of various sizes |
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act of shoving by the neck |
Noun
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the process of shoving someone by the neck |
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be memorized |
Verb
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to be committed to memory through repetition |
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be rote learned |
Verb
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to be learned by rote |
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gourd plant |
Noun
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a type of gourd plant with cob-like fruit used for making baskets |
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cobbed |
Adjective
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having a cob or cobs |
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having cobs |
Adjective
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having a cob or cobs |
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spindle whorl |
Noun
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a wooden disc used to stabilize a churning rod |
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punchingly |
Adverb
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in a manner involving punching |
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with a punch |
Adverb
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with a punch |
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become fibrous |
Verb
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to become fibrous or overmature |