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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

5

MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

ligament

1

womb; uterus

1

artery

3

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

1

cervical duct; cervical canal

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

ligation; ligature

3

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

just a little

1

should do; ought to do

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

clear; bright; sunny

1

due form; official; formality

2

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

both mother and child

1

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

4

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

elopement; running away with a lover

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

to act; to take action

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

2

changing for the better

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

chance; opportunity

1

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

parking area for bicycles

1

accounting; administration (of money)

2