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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

6

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

4

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

3

hot water; hot bath

2

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

to be found

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

9

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

3

to excel; to surpass

1

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

3

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

to finish speaking

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

3

coffee

14

liking; taste; choice

3

vending machine

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

3

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

5

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

1

bitter

1

tea strainer

1

fortune-telling; divination

2

dose; installment; instalment

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

4

tea bag

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

4

time passes

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

7

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

13

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

6

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

4

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

2

coincident with; while; simultaneously

8

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

4

dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2