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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

to join forces; to cooperate

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

gambling

4

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

useless; futile; vain

1

killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

1

pluralizing suffix

1

win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

2

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

hardness; stiffness

1

village girl

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

elementary education

1

children; juvenile

1

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

2

manner of using one's hands

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

1

becoming dull; slowing down

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

3

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

5

private funds; own funds; private property

2

fjord

142

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

4

renowned; famous

8

surely (not); certainly (not)

6

detour; circumvention; turning movement

3

donation; contribution; offering

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

almsgiving

2

to become poor; to be poor

1

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

2

appointment; assignment; promotion

1

towns and villages

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

3

popularity

1

bishop (Catholic)

3

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

license; licence

1

at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right

1