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frequently

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme

1

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

1

ornate hairpin

2

comb

6

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

woman approaching middle age

4

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

3

8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

8

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

8

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

5

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

random; aimless

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

1

race

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

2

decision; vote

7

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

production; manufacture

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

to rack one's brains

1

billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)

1

cosmetics store

1

retail store; retail shop

1

advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons

1

study; research; investigation

2

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

felt; woollen cloth

2

knowledge; information

4

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

2

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

2

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

3

bad debt; irrecoverable debt

1

funds; capital

6

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

2

threat; menace

1

cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision

1

wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)

17

to tighten the purse strings; to tighten one's belt

1