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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

good prospects; full of hope; promising

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

2

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

4

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

ability; faculty

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

3

elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

summer vacation; summer holiday

2

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

prostitute; harlot

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

3

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

back (of body)

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

to be common

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

2

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

parasitism

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

6

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

cause; origin; source

1

existential threat; life-or-death crisis

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

study; research; investigation

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1