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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

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one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

1

gentle; mild-mannered

6

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

2

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

2

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

collapse; downfall

2

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

3

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

2

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

2

carefree; free from worry

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

4

each time it happens; at all such times

1

acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks

1

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

3

gold leaf; beaten gold

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

3

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

coward; dastard

2

weeping; lamenting

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

3

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

4

to make a list; to enumerate

3

trivial; trifling

3

alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted

1

to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

1

to form a complete whole; to be joined together

1

oral; in the mouth

1

index finger; forefinger

2

recently; the other day

2

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

6

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

the very best; utmost

6

single standard; single base; single-feature show

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

to gradually rise

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rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

6

to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

4

tide pool; rocky place where sea water remains after the tide draws out

1

small fish; fry

1

salty sea breeze; salt wind

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to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

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right eye

2

faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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