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4

evening; last night; yesterday evening

3

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

2

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

3

Lew; Lou; Lu; Rhue; Roux

1

remote control

4

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

6

to swell up

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

3

clothes

5

in a little bit; after a short while

2

to sit down

2

to have in one's dreams

10

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

4

to embrace

6

to make somebody move

1

flush; blush

10

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

6

now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

12

high and low; rise and fall

1

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

19

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

16

figure; shape; graphic

1

deciphering; decoding

2

if it is not ...; if it does not ...

2

fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe

2

to dirty one's hands

1

knight on a white horse; Prince Charming

2

staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

production (e.g. play); direction

16

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

6

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

4

wearing one's hair in braids

7

newborn

2

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

6

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

2

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

great love; passionate affair

5

negative; minus

48

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

6

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

9

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

2

laundry; the washing

11

to fold up; to fold into layers

4

changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)

2

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

3