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counter for people

3

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

shriek; scream

2

pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

2

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

Caxias

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

14

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

3

analysis

1

reaction; response

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

7

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

8

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

8

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

2

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

2

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

3

they; those guys

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

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

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

good grief

3

weak; feeble

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

3

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

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

2

the early bird gets the worm

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

early rising

1

eight; 8

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1