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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

4

tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

1

health insurance

1

repayment; refund; payback

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

completely; not at all

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

metropolitan high school

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

narrow; small; cramped

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

10

talkative person; gossip

1

job hunting; job searching

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

3

lunch; midday meal

1

(United States of) America; USA

1

classical music

4

to think too much; to be over-concerned

1

ability to think

1

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

2

vise; jack; capstan

2

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

oil

2

tin plate

1

shrinkage; cotton crepe

1

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

missed spot (in shaving); unshaven hairs

1

full-length mirror

2

change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)

1

temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

6

speaking voice; talking voice

4

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

2

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

3

major bank; big bank

1

branch manager; manager of a branch office

1

bank clerk

1

fraudulent loans

1

city

4

hammer

6

to strike dead; to beat to death

10