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to straighten oneself

2

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

3

red; crimson; vermilion

7

to carry away

2

design; sketch

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

4

to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

wife and children; (arch.) wife

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

5

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

6

from the beginning

8

to tear (up) paper

2

without leaving any trace

3

impulsive

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

2

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

6

summer

7

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

2

to tear up and throw away

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

2

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

5

to creep about; to crawl around

7

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

5

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)

6

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

5

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

2

shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes

1

birdcage

2

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

2

to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)

4

nap; doze

2

thump; clang; clank

3

suspicion (of others); jealousy

1

nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

4

to throw away

5

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

paperweight

1

premiere; first showing; release (film)

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular

1

dissociation; unravelling and separating

1