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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

4

storehouse; warehouse; godown

14

to swell up

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

2

to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

3

full-length mirror

2

angle

5

sliding door

4

use of force

4

(not) merely; (not) simply

1

convenient

2

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

2

wax (for polishing)

1

wine red

2

high-necked

2

sweater; jumper

2

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender

3

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

2

to mistake (A for B); to misread

2

one's twenties

2

worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness

1

youth; young man

11

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

2

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

script; screenplay; scenario

9

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

floorboard

1

to peel off

1

furniture

1

father

26

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

5

to read aloud to another

1

concern; interest

1

head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder

1

earned income

1

wage structure

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

2

science and technology; scientific technique

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

6

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

commercialization (e.g. product); commodification

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

3

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1