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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

2

prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

climax; peak; zenith; apex

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging

2

talk; chat

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

2

cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

one by one; in detail; minutely

2

cassette tape

13

if; in case; supposing

1

operation; functioning; running

2

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

extremely dangerous; full of peril

2

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

gestures; gesturing

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

3

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

6

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

7

brand new; fresh

1

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

to take time

2

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

evidence; proof

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

2

several people; a few people

1

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

windowpane; window glass

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

lighting a stage using border lights only

3

to differ; to vary; to disagree

5

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

1

(theatrical) costumes

1

dress

2

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

8

to be transparent; to show through

1

to begin to walk; to set out

4

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

one's walking pace

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2