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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

after a short pause

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

proud; lordly

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

extreme; radical

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

to weep one's eyes out

1

dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

1

line

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

situation of one's own doing

1

to settle a matter; to get even with someone

1

Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)

1

pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

1

since then

1

long-term

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

(with a) crack

3

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

2

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

2

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

4

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

1

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

3

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

2

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

2

truly; in earnest

1

listed company (on a stock exchange)

1

two parts; two copies; the second part

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

3