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hmm; I see; hrm

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

7

otherwise; or else; if not

2

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

14

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

demand for; request

2

sincere; earnest; serious

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

3

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

3

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

8

reluctant; hesitant

2

short; brief

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

7

blunt; curt; brusque

1

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

rare; uncommon

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

2

professional

1

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

6

breakfast

3

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

2

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

hard to do

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

4

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

7

at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

5

select

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

3

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

8

OK; okay

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

without cause; without reason

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

3

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared

1

bonehead play

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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(arch.) ice; hail

1