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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

to preordain

1

removal; getting rid of

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

7

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

4

looks; personal appearance; features

2

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

2

man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

4

garments; attire

2

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

gentle; mild; meek; tender

3

visitor; caller

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

2

succession to or inheritance of property

1

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

5

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

2

matter of time; question of time

1

blunt; curt; brusque

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

5

stealthily; secretly; in secret

5

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

4

willing to do; prepared

1

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)

1

to come to an agreement

1

firefighter; fireman

3

under control (e.g. of territory)

1

damage; injury; loss

3

to whistle

3

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

4

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

raining; downpour

1

to grasp tightly

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child

2

occasionally; now and then; from time to time

1

Yorkshire (Britain)

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

3

thousands; several thousand

1

to extort (money); to blackmail

1

mother

6

certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials

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(doing) as one is told

1