| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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NO.PULA-PULA.2
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Pura
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Colour, pattern; coloured portion or pattern of a woven mat
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Takuu
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MP.PULA.1
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P/pura
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Glow, be phosphorescent
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Sikaiana
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MP.PULA.1
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P/pula
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To shine with a low light, as a fire from a far distance or a star
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Takuu
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FJ.PULEWA
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Pureva
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Large sea anemone sp.
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Sikaiana
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FJ.PULEWA
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Puleva
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Type of sea coral that is soft and spongy in the part where it is growing
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Takuu
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CP.PUULOU.A
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Purou
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Largest of the woven mats...Formerly used overhead as protection against rain, or as a mosquito net for babies
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Takuu
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MP.PULU.1A
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Puru
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Soft fibres of coconut husk
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Sikaiana
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NP.PULU.7
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Pulu/pulu
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Embrace, pull another person towards oneself
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Takuu
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PN.PUTO
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Puto
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That part of a net or sail that balloons outward from the wind or water; (of a sail or a fishing net) to balloon outwards
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Takuu
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OC.PUTU.1
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Puutu/na
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Large group of people gathering for work or entertainment; An afternoon of storytelling, singing and dancing organised as an entertaining distraction for mourners (obs.)
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Sikaiana
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OC.PUTU.1
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Puutu/na
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Part of teika lle ceremony...
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Sikaiana
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PN.RAFO
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Laho
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Root of pandanus {paku} tree, sliced and then left to dry, used as house walling slats
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Takuu
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MP.LAKA.1
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Raka, laka
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Go past, pass over
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Takuu
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OC.LAKI
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Raki, laki
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Direction or season of west winds
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Sikaiana
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OC.LAKI
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Laki
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The west
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Takuu
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OC.LAPA.2
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Rapa
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Speak too fast to be understood
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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OC.LALA.1
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Rara
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Plant sp. whose leaves and flowers are worn as amulets by men fishing for tuna, and as body decoration by men and women when dancing
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Takuu
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SO.LAPITI
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Raupiti, ropiti, lopiti. +Laupiti (Hdn).
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Black-Naped Tern [Sterna sumatrana]
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Takuu
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EO.LAWA.1A
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Rava
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Full, enough, have eaten enough food
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Takuu
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MP.REFU.1
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Rehu/rehu
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A light covering of ashes, as when blown onto one's body; turmeric, when applied to the body in a light covering
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Takuu
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AN.LOQI-MATA
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Reimata
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Tears, running eyes
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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CP.LEU-LEU
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Reureu
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Don a laplap
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Takuu
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CP.LEWA.2
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Reva
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Tree sp. similar to frangipani, no longer growing on the atoll.
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Takuu
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FJ.LII.2
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Rii/rii
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Wind (e.g. fishing line around stick), tie (bait onto hook)
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Sikaiana
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PN.LIFU
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L/lihu
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Sad, grieving, worried, tired
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Sikaiana
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PN.LIFU
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Lihu/tia
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Emotionally saddened, upset; sadness, grief, sorrow
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Takuu
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PN.LIFU
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Rihu
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Tire of doing something; lose patience with someone; (of a fish) refuse to take the hook, not bite; start to eat something. then realise you do not want to eat it
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Takuu
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FJ.LIKA
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Rika
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(of a pet animal or bird, etc.) Partially wild, not fully domesticated; (of a person) habitually disappear during the day and return home only at night
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Takuu
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MP.LIMU
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Rimu
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Generic term for certain types of seaweeds that grow singly or in clumps but do not send out runners
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Takuu
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OC.LIU.2
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Riu
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Twirling movement of the paddle in the women’s hoe dance
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Sikaiana
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OC.LIU.2
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Liu/liu
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To continually change a narration as it goes from one person to another
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Sikaiana
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OC.LIU.2
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Liu
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Deceive to gain advantage
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Takuu
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AN.ROFA
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Roha
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Measure of distance between fingertips of outstretched hands: fathom
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Takuu
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MP.LOLO.2
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Roro
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(of an overladen canoe) Swamp
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Sikaiana
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PN.LOTO.C
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Loto
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To be angry
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Takuu
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OC.LUU.3
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Ruu
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Shake
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Sikaiana
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PN.LUE.1
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Lue/lue
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To shake leaves at the fish which has been brought ashore during the teika lle
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Sikaiana
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PN.LIU.1
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Liu
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Hold of a canoe or steamship
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Takuu
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PN.LIU.1
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Rui
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Bilge of canoe; groove, depression, or inner concavity of an object (such as the grooved surface of a curved adze or the hollow of a cup or bowl)
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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FJ.LUKU.A
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Ruku/ruku
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(of paper, cloth etc.) Crumpled
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Takuu
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PN.RUKU
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Ruku/ruku
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Deep place in the sea that is covered with seaweed and may contain coral formations
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Takuu
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PN.KAI-HAQA.A
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Kaisaa
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(of people) Greedy, selfish; (of rats) to eat everything in sight
Problematic
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Takuu
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PN.SAA.2
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S/saa
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(of something normally covered by water) Emerge, appear above the surface; (of one’s bones) protrude obviously, be clearly visible
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Sikaiana
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PN.SAA.2
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Saa
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Come into view, appear, be visible
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Takuu
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NP.SAE.3
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Sae
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(of frightening spirits such as mouri or tipua) Appear frequently; (of the spirit of a dead person) fly overhead
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Takuu
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PN.SAQELE
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Saere
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Walk, go
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Takuu
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MP.SAFE.2
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Sahe
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Single half-hitch knot; to lash pieces of timber together, as on a canoe or house
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Takuu
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PN.SASAWE
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S/sahe
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Flying fish (Cypselurus spp.)
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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CC.SAKE.2
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Sake, ssaka
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Lift one’s laplap to expose one’s buttocks as an act of provocation, expose oneself
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Takuu
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MP.KILA.2
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Saa/kila
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Look or glance once out of the corner of one’s eye
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