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knock off (v.): to overcome.
nightgown (n.): a comfortable gown worn in bed
by women.
pastime (n.): anything done for recreation or
diversion, as a hobby.
peak (n.): a mountain with such a pointed summit,
the highest point of anything.
plentiful (adj.): sufficient or more than enough.
powdered (adj.): covered with or in the form of
a powder.
push around (v.): to give orders in a rude and
insulting way.
raise (v.): to lift; to elevate.
rhetorical figure (n.): characterized by mere rhetoric,
or artificial eloquence.
self-compassion (n.): sorrow for the sufferings or
trouble of oneself.
sigh (v.): to take in and let out a long, deep, audible
breath.
sketchy (adj.): lacking completeness, not detailed.
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