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Ithaa

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

11

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

herself; she herself

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

to put someone to work; to make someone work

3

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

5

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

disease

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

zest for living; energy to live

1

to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

2

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

2

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

2

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

3

sneaking a bite; snitching food

1

mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression

1

brown coal; lignite

1

to have medicine be effective

1

to feign illness

1

ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

1

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

1

kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

gym; gymnasium

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

3

elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

1

resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer

1

to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill

1

chimney sweeping (cleaning)

8

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

2

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

2

I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me

1

fee; charge; fare

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

to make a profit

1

look, look!

2

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

3