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

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

4

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

3

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

black tea

2

gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

11

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

adult; grown-up

6

to be needed; to be wanted

2

small island; islet

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

chow; three-in-a-row

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

to have a rumor circulating

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

once more; again

3

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

3

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

3

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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gentle

3

to massage

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

2

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

3

persistence; single-mindedness

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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clear autumn sky

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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