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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

2

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

5

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

3

feeling; mood

2

passions; sexual desire; lust

6

mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

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

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

2

bitter

1

nonetheless; nevertheless

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

6

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4

coincident with; while; simultaneously

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

2

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

countless; incalculable

1

if it is the case that ...

2

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

impulse; impetus; urge

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

foolish; stupid

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

ferryman

2

eight o'clock

2

(oil painting) canvas

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

6

someone; somebody

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

5

even

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

sliding door

3

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

curvature; warp; bend

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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